Nature

  • Solitude

    My spirits lifted as we walked, and talked And saw the swallows of the spring Over fields and lanes to Cissbury ring And homeward bound through farms and lanes, the azure sea a shimmering main I dream of when this Covid ends And we can walk here with our friends The South Downs already feel… Read more

  • Joy

    A virgin morningFrosty fieldsCold cowsBreathing smokeFrozen boughsWarm trainBlue skyBright sunDay is nigh! Read more

  • Mountain musings

    Up high in the mountainsThe dollops of snow on the branches of pineAnd glimpses through tree trunks of crystal sun shineClouds squashed in the valley and I’m out on topThe air that I’m breathing is the purest dropAnd the being alone with only just meAnd the sense of my being totally free Read more

  • Countryside moment

    I pause to overtake the viewOf farms and fields and sheep a fewOf little lambs a gambling allThrough fields with fence or dry stone wallsAnd now I feel relaxed and soOnto work I want to go (Written on my journey to Whaley Bridge surgery) Read more