A story written from the perspective of a tree.

This remnant timber has fascinated me for years, so I set out to learn more.   

I took the time to sit and listen to a remarkable local and extraordinary man, a descendent of Curley Joe, Ben Simms.  

On August 1st, Ben, in his 92 year, left this life as we know it.  A life well lived.

Ben was many things in his life, a writer, a poet and a horse trainer but it is his affinity with the sea and fishing which is striking.   

I was compelled to write and narrate these words after spending an afternoon in Ben’s company about a decade ago.

These words are my take on the 'Sentinels' at the bottom of the cliff at Simms Cove –  the remnant timber, the Breakwater.

The Breakwater Dianah Walter

Godspeed Re-imagined - Penzance

surreal humour with moments of genuine poignancy to explore love grief and isolation through an alternative lens.


Recorded at Bankstock Studios, 
Engineered by David Laurence,
Pianist Steven Villacis

New tracks tagged #poignancy