WOODLANDS FOR SALE

by M.C. Newberry

Monday 22nd May 2017 5:01 pm

I dare to dream my favourite dream

And I see my Holy Grail

Whenever I pass the sight of a sign

That says "Woodlands for Sale".

By a West Country road or Scottish loch

It offers a personal heaven,

A refuge from a tiresome world

In the highlands or dappled Devon.

I drive on by yet always look back

As the green hued mansions pass,

Their secret pathways tempting me

With promise of untrod grass.

Who has not dreamed of a private place,

A refuge from life's dull toil -

A haven from this demanding world...

Returning to root and soil?

So I dream on with that in mind

And in dreams I do not fail,

Sighing softly each time I see

A sign: "Woodlands for Sale".

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Comments

Jon

Wed 24th May 2017 20:37

Lovely poem....I've recently moved back up North from Devon. So idyllic down there. We can all dream of owning a nice space in such places can't we?
(Thanks also for comments on Caravan Holiday ? )
Jon

M.C. Newberry

Tue 23rd May 2017 11:57

Thank you all for taking this trip with me and joining me in
a dream that I suspect many share in one form or another
in this increasingly busy and demanding world. Your
approbation and support is MUCH appreciated! My most
recent "find" was an acre on the shore of a West
Highland loch (hence the Scottish loch in the poem), with
grand views across and along its length. i won't mention
the price but that seemed more a matter of negotiation
and approval of the buyer than anything beyond modest
means. So - there's always the possibility....!!!

John Coopey

Tue 23rd May 2017 00:40

Yes, MC. I think I'd like to own a wood.

kJ Walker

Mon 22nd May 2017 21:33

We can all dream. I AM going to win the lottery one day soon, and a patch of country side is definitely on my wish list. Enjoyed this one
Cheers Kevin

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Mon 22nd May 2017 20:45

now then! if this beautiful,beautiful poem does not make 'poem of the week'

I will definitely be going to the foot of our stairs!

Fantastic M.C.??

Rose ?

Louise Hogg

Mon 22nd May 2017 20:20

I really enjoyed this. The moments we spend dreaming of escape. My personal heaven is that scent of the sea. It was lovely to share your dream for a moment. Well constructed.

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