Late October's brown, red and golden bliss;
Flashes, fragments of cottages and trees;
Small islands afloat in the smoky mist;
Unmarred by the blasts of the centuries.
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I like your wonderful poem. After reading it, I am in the mood to travel to Lake District.
Your poem is beautiful and written by an experienced poet. Beautiful images matched by words that flow gently off the tongue when read. I appreciate the comparisons between this beautiful Earth and the difficult times we are currently living in. The references to walls and water that flows and escapes all is freeing. Thanks.
Dominic, this is a beautiful poem. Not only a great recreation of a lovely place, but also carrying an undercurrent of your state of mind and the contrast between the peaceful lake and the turbulent world. Well done!
Such a beautifully written poem Dominic. The lake District is such a stunning place, you captured that.