Coniston Peace Poem by Jason Palmer

Coniston Peace



Outside an inn, one sits, with half a cider but

Feels full of Coniston peace



The lake, the duck riding the shore wave for fun, the sun glinting

The coffee and shower

Of a new b&b at mid day

The rushing idyllic river under the bridge

A warm inn with wood beams



These are the things a day should fill

Not the desk, the PC, the email.



Oh if we had heard Ruskin and neglected

MISTER Adam Smith

What an England we could have made



Can a middle way exist?

Is it one or the other?



Is it a nation of the TV minded workers?

Verses simple pleasures?



Did we pay too higher a price for a high pile of pins

Made in a day

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jason Palmer 30 September 2019

An illustrated card version of this poem has been accepted by the shop at Brantwood for resale. Poetry seems a lot about putting the right thing in the right place.

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Jason Palmer 05 January 2009

I am rather happy to have had this email, about this poem. : Dear Jason, Many thanks for sharing your poem with us. I guess just as you reflect, Ruskin saw both the world we were making and the world we were losing and feared for us being unable to keep the balance and that is why it hurt him so much. Your poem catches this so well. With all best wishes, Howard Howard Hull Director, The Ruskin Foundation & The Brantwood Trust Brantwood

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