BENEATH
Beneath an ivory calcareous ridge
extending like a map below,
vague interspaces lay in mist
a sheltered fertile tract of land
where crocheted threads of hedgerows spread
their sinewed fingers far and wide.
Interspersed with hollowed oak
which linger there disguised in form
the remnants of forgotten lands
where ancient forests held domain
and now their mantling shadows thrown
across the quilted patchwork fields.
The only sound the pulsing breeze
throughout the lush green tranquil vale
beneath a cobalt sky.