A Wild Animal Personified
...Gerry the giraffe am I
on tiptoes six metres high
In Africa I was born in the wild
& grew up there as a child
I went exploring as I was very bold
& now I reside in the English Cotswold
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Categories:
cotswold, animal, appreciation,
Form: Personification
A Cotswolds Walk and a Ploughmans Lunch
...This morning I went for a country stroll
Saw greenery of summer at its best
But off road walking had taken its toll
So the next stop was an Inn for a rest .
Ploughman's I ordered wit...
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Categories:
cotswold, food, nature, summer,
Form: Sonnet
Ode To the Cotswold Hills
...The Cotswolds are a bunch of hills in rural England's heart
They're green and rolling, full of sheep that frolic, bleat and fart.
People come from far and wide to hike the Cotswold Way,
And from B...
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Categories:
cotswold, beautiful, beauty, daffodils, england,
Form: Rhyme
Evesham My Town
...I was not born here but I’ll probably see out my years here.
Circumstances brought me here twenty or so years ago and I’m still here
It’s a river town, a fisherman’s town and a day tripper’s town.
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Categories:
cotswold, dedication, england,
Form: Free verse