From, A Country Diary

South Uist (second)

now and again

now and then

seas and then again other seas

and then other waves

seas and then waves

presumably seas

and then presumably in seas

and then in response to seas

and then response to underwater

seas and then underwater rocks

seas and then rocks form at –  

seas and then form at right angles

seas and then right angles to the seas

and then to the oncoming seas

and then oncoming seas

and seas

and then seas

and then seas

and then

From, A Country Diary

Wenlock Edge (eighth)

raven or raven

– it, what was it?

or buzzard

– what was it?  

buzzard, see  

– what was it?

see it

– what was it?

it up there

– what was it?

up there or

– what was it?

or did they

– what was it?  

did they only

– what was it?  

only look

– what was it?  

look down

– what was it?  

down, could

– what was it?  

could the

– what was it?  

the smaller

– what was it?  

smaller furtive

– what was it?  

furtive birds sense

– what was it?  

birds sense anything  

– what was it?  

anything in the

– what was it?  

in the sky

– what was it?  

sky

–what was what?  

was it what was?  

– it, what was it?  

From, A Country Diary

Allendale

greenery as the greenery

the woodland

part of the woodland

as the long dead

to become part of the long dead tree

back to become tree

soil already soil

leafmould the darkly wet leafmould

already there are – 

the darkly wet leafmould

there are winged-seeds

the darkly wet leafmould

winged-seeds of sycamore

the darkly wet leafmould

of sycamore

lying amid the darkly wet leafmould

lying amid the darkly wet – 

the darkly wet leafmould

the darkly wet leafmould

the darkly wet leafmould

 

Kendal

the snow began

the snow on my –

black snowflakes

on my –

black began to fall

to catch snowflakes

to fall

I went out

to catch –

I went out

I went out

I went

away across away

I stopped

the hill

I stopped

across the small lane

below the hill

the small lane

and the fields below

and into

into the fields

From, A Country Diary

Westmorland

afternoon faded

afternoon

or birds or sheep

or birds faded away in  –

or sheep or birds

away in a wild sunset  

or sheep or birds

a wild sunset and  –

or sheep or birds

and the first  –

or sheep or birds

the first stars  

or sheep or birds

stars began  –

or sheep or birds

began to  –

or sheep or birds

to peep  –

or sheep or birds  

peep out –

or sheep or birds

out from  –

or sheep or birds

from this  –

or sheep or birds

this direction

or sheep or birds

direction and at –

or sheep or birds

and at this  –

or sheep or birds

this time of  –

or sheep or birds

time of day

or sheep or birds

day with  –

or sheep or birds

with huge banks

or sheep or birds

huge banks of  –  

or sheep or birds

of cloud

or sheep or birds

cloud building  –

or sheep or birds

building up  –

or sheep or birds

up all  –

or sheep or birds

all round

or sheep or birds

round and  –

or sheep or birds

and not  – 

or sheep or birds

not a sight  –

or sheep or birds

a sight of  –

or sheep or birds

of trees

or sheep or birds

trees  –

or sheep or sheep

or birds or sheep

or birds or sheep

or birds or birds