From, A Country Diary

Claxton (second)

here and there

here it is

leaves it is

and there with the leaves it is

with the fresh green leaves it is

fresh green of leaves it is

of blackberry leaves it is

blackberry leaves

leaves it is

leaves it is

leaves it is

it is

whitethroats may creep

whitethroats may

they illuminate

the weather they illuminate

creep among

or the weather

among nettles

as ourselves

or nettles

but as much as ourselves

but as much

but as much

From, A Country Diary

Litchfield Down

here the downs

here the flint

and flint

downs are earth

and are a rolling sea of earth

a rolling sea of a rolling sea of a rolling sea

the arc of a furrow

the arc

the hill

of the hill

of a furrow

and disappears

the crest of

and disappears over

over the crest

riddled and sorted

riddled and spat

and sorted

and spat

and sorted

and spat

and sorted

and spat

and spat

From, A Country Diary

Ribblesdale

of corals

of strata

or formed strata

or corals

other sea formed strata

or other sea creatures living

formed strata

or creatures

living and dying

formed strata or –  

and dying in formed strata

–  or in such formed strata

or such quantities

formed strata

or quantities that piled formed strata

or that piled skeletal formed strata

or skeletal remains

formed strata

or remains formed

formed strata

or formed strata

or formed strata

or strata

or –