THE ART OF CAROLE BARLEY

Carole has made several visits to the ship's resting place on Fuerteventura Island. As an artist Carole has captured the beauty of the ships deleriction in words and paint.

Strange majesty
In the red, white and blue.
You tower,
Broken backed but unbowed
As the tide retreats.

Held forever,
Dream of your realm
Of  flat horizons,
As the trade winds turn
The tracks of your tears
To rust.

Echoes of laughter
At the Captain’s table
Now the squabble and flit
Of gulls.
Eyeless portholes stare
As the sun picks peeling paint.

The strong straight line
Of your absurd
Anchor chain
Moves me...

Keep your secrets.
There is  beauty
In your dereliction.

C.Barley 1997