from, A Country Diary

Hawthorn Dene, Durham

woodland edges woodland

their branches from their branches

edges and berries from

and even strip berries

even elder

birds strip elder blossom

while birds blossom appearing

appearing while appearing

grow fast

grow here

flower here fast

and set still in flower

and set seed

were still in seed

in several

were in fissures with

of soil several fissures with

minute amounts

minute amounts

of soil

minute amounts