I PEER out on to the Channel
On this sunny, warm March day
And imagine a ghost paddle steamer, Devonia
Drifting out to sea from old Penarth Pier
As over-dressed crowds enjoy the sun
At the bottom of Beach Hill, all long dead
But for the Balmoral, "full steam ahead"
A ship still very much alive
Returning to the Channel this May
Floating on blue sun-kissed water
Towards Flat Holm, Steep Holm, the English coast
With a soft salty breeze in the summer air.
How exhilarating to take a trip
On a glorious, most historic ship.
Guy Fletcher
Pantmawr
Cardiff
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