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Grey Sky darkening -Evening Run

To run Is instinctive,The fresh air Coursing through; Finding energy Where first there is none;To tread the lanes As day is done;Though tired, to feel renewed,Spurred on by the towering clouds behind, The wind coursing in the pines Grey sky darkening Squeezing out the light; The onset of a stormy night.Yet invigorated, energised,With wind inContinue reading “Grey Sky darkening -Evening Run”

Hanging on to Summer

The rain we drove through on our way to the coast almost made us turn back. Today ( for the first time ) we wore coats and heavy spots caused us to make a swift retreat to the car. Squally showers, rainbows and dramatic cloud all day. sun beneath cloudautumn’s arrival with a vengeance wipeContinue reading “Hanging on to Summer”

Graduation

Finally, after thinking it would never happen, the Royal Agricultural University has held their graduation for 2020 students. one secondmortarboard and gown float across the stageacademic achievement

Favourite Walk

Half cobbledHalf rough The path Walked and worn Centuries oldBouncing echos from granite hewn wallsOf wooden clogged boysLeading sheepTo moorland grassBetween heather and gorseAnd Whortleberries In tiny purple bursts.

Renewal

Panoramic the view stretches wide Spans the skiesAnd takes my mood From moorland Where the cloud still shroudsTo pale rays under the sky Towards cliffs just visible on the skyline- a coastal horizon Drawn am I to the sweep ofThe hillThe lush grassWhere cattle are yet to graze That soaks my shoesTo the triangulation pointWhereContinue reading “Renewal”