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Lake District Poems - Poems about Lake District

Premium MemberHere In The Midst Of Summer

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Here in the midst of summer
surrounded by the lakeland feels
what glory to look out upon
makes one cry out to tell

There's a stillness in the air
so silent, one can hardly hear
the sun shin...
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Categories: lake district, beauty, creation, summer,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberLake District High

...In my New York suburb, I’m mildly fond
Of Helvellyn Road, and Gracemere pond
But the original Helvellyn called...  
Ravenglass too, even the name enthralled.
Of Lake poets, I eagerly read
And I ...
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Categories: lake district, beauty, mountains, nature,
Form: Lyric



Premium MemberWalking By the Lake

...Such a good day for a walk
here in my favourite countryside
many times walked this pathway
blessed memories in my mind confined

All set with a rucksack on my back
walking boots fitting my size...
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Categories: lake district, life, memory, vacation,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberTake Me There

...Take Me There
Take me to the place where it’s broadly known 
In meadows and woods famous poets roamed
Where hosts of blithe yellow daffodils dance
In expectation o...
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Categories: lake district, desire, dream, eulogy,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberTreasures To Walk

...Brecon Beacons
        for pony-treks
Cumbrian fells 
      & bubbling becks
Dartmoor 
  with rocks rain scarred 
Lake District views
     beloved of bards
Northumbria on moor & hill
where R...
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Categories: lake district, nature,
Form: List



Premium MemberWishing Living By the English Lakes

...Over many years of great holidays
to the English lakes we would go
never a year passed always be there
such beauty around, inspired pen to flow

Many a time we would think wishing
of moving to ...
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Categories: lake district, dream, england, water,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberFireflies Or Fairies

...O to be in England
in the early days of spring 
when the golden daffodils 
steal the heart and make it sing.         

Roaming the Lake District  
far away from urban noise,
by cascading water...
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Categories: lake district, nature, romance,
Form: Rhyme

Natural Legacy

...Jimmy misses the hikes with his dad
Going to the Pennines, Lake District and Wales
Exploring old quarries and mines
Finding wartime plane wrecks
Marvelling at man built reservoirs and dams
Riski...
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Categories: lake district, family, father son, nature,
Form: Blank verse

Premium MemberFireflies Or Fairies

...O to be in England
in the early days of spring 
when the golden daffodils 
steal the heart and make it sing.         

Roaming the Lake District  
far away from urban noise,
by cascading water...
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Categories: lake district, imagination, longing, love, nature,
Form: Rhyme

Evil Child

...Evil Child
I was a very bad child
Like I belonged to Satan
I was terrible to my dear mum
Telling her to go far away

To go to Ireland!
Which I saw over the water 
From the Lake District
I hi...
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Categories: lake district, child, conflict, me, sick,
Form: Verse

Premium MemberThe Beauty Shining Upon the Waters

...This has such a hold on one's mind
it holds you still with mouth open wide
the autumn colours are so breathtaking
this is beauty sublime makes one abide

It brings such glorious memories to me
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Categories: lake district, autumn, beauty, water,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberWe Love Keswick For 30 Years

...For over 30 years at least once a year
we have gone to Keswick for a holiday
so it's our very favourite place to go
such beauty displaced there every day

This little town of only 5000 populatio...
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Categories: lake district, beauty, holiday, longing, love,
Form: Rhyme

Dad I Had Great Desires

...Dad, I had Great Desires
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Dad, I had great desires:
Traveling Nanjing and Sanmachi Suji.
Stonehenge , Historic Yorkshire and Lake District .
Morocco and I...
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Categories: lake district, desire,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberSome National Treasures

...Brecon Beacons for pony-treks,
Cumbrian fells and bubbling becks;
Lake District views beloved of bards
Stone-bridged hamlets in the 
Dales with enclosed leas along its vales.
Snowdonia ,one thou...
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Categories: lake district, beautiful, places,
Form: Idyll (Idyl)

Premium MemberThe Inner Ink Dripping Out

...What makes one to write verse?
especially when school days was zero
english classes were complete bore
always at bottom so was no hero

This so well describes me then
couldn't wait to get away ...
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Categories: lake district, poetry, words, writing,
Form: Rhyme

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