[New post] Beach tree

Debbie Smyth posted: " On scorched and conflagrated sands,In sapped and grudging desolation,The solitary Upas standsGrim sentinel of all creation.- from The Upas Tree (Анчар) by Alexander Pushkinread more a variety of other translationslisten in Russian Praa Sands, Cor" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Travel with Intent Beach tree by Debbie Smyth On scorched and conflagrated sands, In sapped and grudging desolation, The solitary Upas stands Grim sentinel of all creation. - from The Upas Tree (Анчар) by Alexander Pushkin read more a variety of other translations listen in Russian Praa Sands, Cornwall, May 2021 Praa Sands was a regular summer pleasure in my childhood. On a recent visit, I was shocked to see the toll that erosion has taken in the last 50 years. This solitary tree has descended from the gardens above and now stands grimly on the sands below. It immediately reminded me of the Pushkin Anchar(Анчар) poem, but the desiccated tree also had its own poetic words attached: Touching the cliff I held on so hard Now here's where I stand, still proud but scarred My bark has come off and my leaves are all gone But I am again that proud tree that is still hanging on. - from The Beach Tree by Beach Bum full version below   - Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 July 2021 Posted as part of Becky's TreeSquare ... Debbie Smyth | July 30, 2021 at 6:00 am | Tags: #SixWordSaturday, beech tree, climate change, erosion, Praa Sands, treesquare | Categories: -Cornwall, Square challenges | URL: https://wp.me/p35cNK-qzD Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Travel with Intent. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://travelwithintent.com/2021/07/30/beach-tree/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com