East Dinmore and Bodenham Lakes

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 24 Jul 2014
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7 comments
 

Burning sun,
sheltered, silent wood,
quiet stroll
(one patch of squelchy mud),
then hot open ride awhile,
and back into dappling sunlight,
butterfly, bee, wasp
electric blue shimmer
momentarily fuzzing the undergrowth –
damsel flies flit and hover;

emerge, wide view of far off slopes and hills,
high mews of buzzard;
into new down-sloping wood, muggy, hot,
lunch perched awkwardly on angled mossy log
overlooking the lakes below through leafy screen.

Certificate U
Poem
Countryside explorations
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Bee on

I wish someone would read this to me, Rhiannon. It's so beautiful - the place and the poem - equally peaceful. I just want to close my eyes and be there. But of course I can't read with my eyes shut, so I think I will ask someone to read it to me. I love the way you walk the reader through.

Bee

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Bee, and I'm glad you enjoyed the stroll with me! Did you take 'For Mia' off?
Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Bee on

It was a lovely stroll and a lovely poem.

I took the Mia poem off because it needs a fiddle. I hope I left it on long enough for you to see my reply of thanks to you. If not, thank you for reading it - and for your comments. 

Bee

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

You made these summer days seem so beautiful and peaceful, in your walk and picnic in the woods.

Lovely to read.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jean. Nice to be able to share. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

this was one of those poems that I would just love to walk  through.  Loved all your descriptions and enjoyed so much.  

Jenny.  smiley

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jenny. So pleased you enjoyed. The shade is very welcome in this hot weather. I had a lovely photo of my husband astride the mossy log with sunlight really dappling the leaves around him, but I failed to get it the right 'size' for here - he said he will teach me more about resizing phots sometime! Rhiannon