Almorness
The tide is sidling up to Almorness,
unmet by those returned now north & west
away from here, back to the daily grind
of mornings, work & dinner, closing time
& mornings. Just a couple & three dogs
on White Horse Beach, grey haired, their many stops
a hint of winter in this cusp of days
when everything’s retreating to a place
less friendly & exposed. November starts
to pull on thicker drawers & warmer clothes
About this poem
Stuart A. Paterson’s poem ‘Almorness’ was written for and broadcast on Out of Doors on Saturday, 25 November, on Radio Scotland. It was one of the poems Paterson wrote while BBC Scotland Poet in Residence.
