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MICHELMAS
Member

since 2012-02-15

Posts 305
Lancashire England

0 posted 2012-04-30 06:31 AM

England

A dragonfly upon the wing
And high above a skylark sings
And Cotswold stone and chalky plains
Or limestone cliffs where flowers cling
Granite that towers above the lakes
The shearing of the greenest slate
Warblers walking on the sand
Where we once walked, just hand in hand
Cock Robin red, his breast puffed out
The salmon and the rainbow trout
An English rose, so scarlet red
The poppy too, the distant dead
A rare blue sky, and corn below
The mountain stream so pure to flow
The church bells now to peel out loud
For this the England, of which I'm proud

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-04-30 07:03 AM

Well done poetry about your home and your devotion to it. It hits home with me because here in America we have decided over the last few decades that America the Beautiful has become something that even our president feels the need to apologize for.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

MICHELMAS
Member

since 2012-02-15

Posts 305
Lancashire England

2 posted 2012-04-30 07:33 AM

Thanks Jerry
always seems difficult to have pride in your homeland this day and age.
It is the beauty of the country that I love, the natural things around.

dreamgal
Member

since 2011-03-17

Posts 442

3 posted 2012-04-30 07:42 AM

Excellent poetry, heartfelt and very proud portrayel of your homeland. So well written I enjoyed this very much!

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

4 posted 2012-04-30 07:50 AM

Fine imagery ... effective 'write' !

[made me think of my beloved Scotland ... the
Caledonians ... the western & northern
highlands, Glencoe, etc.]

Here amid the "Runaway American Dream" ...
it is nice to know that at least there still are
places in the world for which folks can feel a
pride of connection.

Startime1955
Senior Member

since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

5 posted 2012-04-30 10:28 AM

This poem weaves the imagery that I picture in my mind England to be...Beautifully written...It is so good to hear that you are proud of your country...I was brought up in the Canadian military (also married into it) and have a great deal of pride for my country...

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

6 posted 2012-04-30 12:47 PM

I would love to see your England. Thank you for the view through your eyes.
Ida

Eloise
Senior Member

since 1999-11-27

Posts 1096
Wyoming

7 posted 2012-04-30 02:26 PM

Thanks for sharing your England with us. Enjoyed the view.

MICHELMAS
Member

since 2012-02-15

Posts 305
Lancashire England

8 posted 2012-05-01 04:33 AM

Thanks for the comments.
I wish you could see for yourselves.

Michael

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

9 posted 2012-05-01 06:02 AM

That's beautiful!
You're a younger version of Longfellow.

Lovely flow and images.

Eric

true love never looks after it's own interests

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