An English Childhood Idyll

re-post inspired by Constance contest

Beechwoods,downland and common heath,
Chalky soil inches beneath;
Trees,jostling tall,
Leaf,yellow-brown in Autumn,fall;
Fallow deer feed at dawn and dusk,
Treading flat the beechnut husk;
Open heath,sandy soiled,
Whence commoners once toiled;
Roedeer,muntjac proliferate
As Nature reverts and liberates;
Winding brooks and narrow streams,
In mingled,muddled childhood dreams.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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La France Avatar
November 20, 2019 at 9:20 AM
Brian, I am so proud to have inspired such a beautiful poem of memories, well done !
Strand Avatar
November 20, 2019 at 10:03 AM
Thanks Constance an idyllic memory
Kinch  Avatar
February 19, 2017 at 2:23 AM
Beautiful. Evoked memories of my own childhood.
Strand Avatar
February 19, 2017 at 3:12 AM
Thank you Elizabeth
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February 18, 2017 at 12:12 PM
Strange how we can detail the landscapes of our childhood. Nice memory.
Strand Avatar
February 18, 2017 at 1:48 PM
Yes SW at my great age its easier to remember yesteryear than yesterday
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