Inspired and In Awe of Majestic Beauty

Inspired And in awe of Majestic Beauty.
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Stagnant moss and patches of lichen
Cling to weathered uneven 
Sandstone dry stone walls
Segregating lush green moorland
Surrounded by silent sisters standing 
Lofty huge and tall 
As wholly clouds majestically  graze
On both idle pleasant and more inhospitable days
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An unpredictable temperamental land
As seasons emerge and in an instant
Temperatures rise or plummet
A wild desolate place
A patchwork quilt of lush greens and tawny browns
Vista from tor and towering summit
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Stretching for miles sweeping vale and steepled hill
Silence broken by raucous carrion crow
Perched upon the wiry lightening struck tree below
Carpets and thickets of purple heather
Provide home for various critter
And shelter from the harsh weather
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Boisterous gales bellow and blow
The drifting blanket of snow 
Within winters icy grasp
That bites tender flesh as if by an asp
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The raptor stretches it’s wings and takes flight
Riding upon unsteady thermals
Hunting for pray below
That leaves a trail of footprints below
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The dilapidated uninhabited farmhouse up yonder hill
The old windmill It’s sails now still
The wind still whistles through
With its unforgiving icy chill
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A landscape that largely time has forgot
Mainly unchanged for countless centuries
Draw the hiker with its rugged pleasantries
And never ceases to inspire 
And be admired.
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Peter Dome©2020.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Downing  Avatar
November 19, 2020 at 2:43 PM
Totally a breathtaking view... Awesome job, Pete
Dome Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 3:37 AM
Thank you so much Akkina. Much appreciated. Hope you are well, Glad you enjoyed. take care. Pete.
Y. Avatar
November 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM
WoW! Peter, This is another well-written Nature write from your pen. The way you are describing everything makes the reader feel like they are there as well.Thanks, I enjoyed what I saw. Have a great day, my friend:-) Alexis
Dome Avatar
November 19, 2020 at 12:55 AM
Alexis, you are so kind my friend. Thank you so much. Hope you are keeping well. take care. Pete.
One Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 8:12 AM
Did you visit the Peak district??? Vivid imagery in your poem Peter... Hope you enjoyed your hike.
Dome Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 9:07 AM
Yes many times as a child. been through it many times too. Thank you. Stay safe my friend.
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