A Perfect Country Afternoon

A manor house on a hill
Petit-fours & cheese trolley
These small things...
A whiskey glass clinking
Musk of ancient tweed
 wet dogs by the fire
A front door strewn with wellies 
and autumn leaves
These are the small things 
of a perfect country afternoon
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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November 27, 2017 at 4:53 AM
What a lovely description...very peaceful and right...All the best Joanna
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