2024 Festival Dates: 6 & 7 July

Of Earth and Sky

Lord Street Mall

 

Pelican Ridge

 

by Maz Hedgehog

 

They live in a house called
Pelican Ridge
Hidden in the side of a cliff
They are joy:
Sun-kissed
Wind-kissed
Love-kissed
A star burst
Heart burst
Saving the sea
From itself.
Pelican Ridge is home
For the soft hearted
Broken hearted
Half hearted
Mermaids with
Small fins and
Weak gills who
Need a better song to sing.
They are copper-skinned
Fire-skinned
Sun warmed
Heart warm with
Long arms to hold
The whale maids
The ray maids
The shark maids
Who need a place
That won’t taste like tears
And plastic
It is safe here
In Pelican Ridge
Where the rough-faced
Salt-faced
Foam-faced sea
Cannot hurt you.

Artwork Location

 

Address details:

Previous WH Smiths shop

 

 

Author Details

 

Twitter: @MazHedgehog

Instagram: @MazHedgehog

Funders

Sponsors

2019 Trusts & Foundations

The National Festival Of Making Delivery Team

National Festival of Making is supported by the Arts Council England, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Brian Mercer Trust and Foundations and Partners. This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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