Tuesday, 9 February 2021

The Scenic Route

I take no book on my commute

Preferring to admire the route

In peep-through sunshine, the snow gleams

Recalling other “big freeze” dreams …

 

From forest edge to Commune heart

Fewer cars than usual start

Their journey, frosted on all sides;

Near a school, excited cries…

 

These days our winter wear is bright

 Coats are rainbows of delight!

Despite the cold, birds are in song

They cheer us as we grind along.

 

Down one more slope and I arrive

Hit by the chill, I step outside;

Here the pavements are swept clear

And bands of tarmac reappear.

 

The bus engages up the hill,

With many empty seats to fill

While I trot off to rendezvous

Enlivened by this scenic view!


(c) Poet in the woods 2021




 

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