THIS LAND OF OURS

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THIS LAND OF OURS
For land is not to own
But to walk over
To lie in tall grass
To swim in clear water
In the river that wends past
To smell the new-mown hay
To watch the lambs at play
To see the stems of barley
Grow taller every day
To watch the crows farm maggots
From newly-turned turf
That, surely, is enough

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GRASS

GRASS

Woke up this morning

Barbered the lawn

And bathed in the scent

Of new-mown grass

 

There, said the sun

Smiling on my efforts

Isn’t that better

Than sitting on your arse.