Water-Break-its-Neck, Radnor Forest

By Rhiannonw

Wed, 08 Jan 2020
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8 comments
 

Moist and mossy humid glade,
crystal stream from waterfall
shooting over cleft’s cliff end –
heavy rains the tumult swells.

Certificate U
Poem
Countryside explorations
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

Fantastic! I didn't know places like this still exist! Is it your own photographs Rhiannon? But the second one I can't make out. Is this in England? Britain has some most beautiful nature and wildlife.

Keep well and keep writing! & Nolan

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Nolan. Yes, Radnor Forest is on the edge of Mid-Wales actually, which has many such place.This is a little turning in the Warren Wood area near the village of New Radnor. They are my photographs from a visit last week, when we went there and then up into the hills briefly. The second photograph is just showing a branch on the floor covered in thick moss, to indicate how the atmosphere was so water-saturated and how lush the mossy growth was there! Rhiannon

PS the name of the waterfall is 'Water-break-its-neck'!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Your poem expresses so much of the beauty of this place in so few words Rhiannon.

Capturing a pleasant scenic walk as you always do.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jennifer, I appreciate your comment. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I like the waterfall "c" sounds, in cleft and cliff and crystal - you didn't need to say the sound as the sight words give it, really clever! The last line, every word seems stressed so it is full of the power of a mass of water.

The woods here have deep moss like this, so even now there is green everywhere, softening

enjoyed your poem very much!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. It was so little, but I enjoyed it too! I do love seeing the frothy, intricate thick mosses! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by onemorething on

I loved this little poem. Loved the potential metaphor of the last line. Lovely. :)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, glad you liked this tiny one! (I don't think I get the metaphor I'm supposed to be hinting at!) Rhiannon