Monday 3rd. July 2023
During my walk with Bowland Climber described in my last post here our wide ranging conversation at one point reminded me of a poem/verse/words, call it what you will, that I wrote some time ago and I thought to dig it out back home. I then decided to re-write it and here it is:
Media news conspires to depress,
Global warming, species extinction, famine. and war.
There are some who care and I donate,
But my conscience is not assuaged.
Maybe I need some space, temporary denial?
An artist follows News at Ten
She carries a friendly camera through limestone sublime.
No music, just footsteps crunching... and birdsong,
And the varying shush of the wind.
Occasional words with passers-by
And sparingly and gently our artist's artist's thoughts,
And in between, silence…
Silence almost whispers as we value time,
And reflect on pastures green, and wide blue skies
And a river rumbling, then slowing,
To a pool of good brown ale
With clarity letting us see down down deep.
Did the walk alonside the Kent inspire your poetic talents?
ReplyDeleteBC - if you remember we did talk about the TV series with various interesting personalities walking in attractive countryside with a 360 degree camera on a pole which reminded me of this poem which I unearthed and re-wrote.
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