The market is vibrant, full of life
A kaleidoscope of fruits, flowers, painted ceramics
An escape for all from the daily strife
A chance to … Read the rest
Category: Shropshire
Carpets
A carpet of leaves beside the road
Golden colours on a green canvas
How quickly colours change and drop
You have to look, to wonder, … Read the rest
Never
Years have gone, time has flown
Yes, she is a ruin, an empty shell
Yet once, a long-time age, this house was known
She hosted … Read the rest
Honorary Townsperson
Alison is an “unsung hero”
For years always there, volunteering
Going miles beyond with her contributing
To benefit our market town
So, at last – … Read the rest
Beneath the Surface
The town is quiet and still
Cold winds blow down its streets
Shops, once vibrant, are boarded and shut
It feels like time is stuck … Read the rest
Mother and Foal
High in the Long Mynd
Ignoring the sharp wind
A mother and her foal
Are at ease as they dine
Cars stop, passengers admire
These … Read the rest
A Track
A track high in the Long Mynd
Do you wonder how many generations
Have walked and been amazed
As around them sheep and horses grazed… Read the rest
The Old Dead Tree
Under the grey and stormy sky
The old dead tree still stands tall
And if you stop beside
You will hear her cry
Her branches … Read the rest
The Flowers in our Garden
The flowers in our garden
Call out your name
The flowers in our garden
Can hear your pain
The flowers in our garden
Say walk … Read the rest
A Sunday Night in The Vaults
Through frosty streets in a market town
Where winter’s winds cut to the bone
And hearts want to groan
On this Sunday night in the … Read the rest