In Whaley Bridge, the wind's not warm,
But sky’s a China Blue;
It shelters you from savage storm
That life’s unleashed on you.
In Whaley Bridge, the winter chill
Won't drive you from the town.
For locals there have no ill-will
To grieve or grind you down.
In Whaley Bridge you'll pass in peace
Your dark, declining years.
Those days of sorrow there will cease
To torture you with tears.
In Whaley Bridge, you’ll laugh and love
And learn to let it be!
You’ll rule and reign like gods above,
From fate and fear set free!
In Whaley Bridge, when sun has set
The Harvest Moon will rise
And darkest days you will forget
‘Neath Whaley’s wondrous skies.
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Author:
Blue-eyed Bolla (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Whaley Bridge: a magical place
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reads like a wondrous place too ...
Thank you, Neville, Yeah, I penned this poem a while back. In the UK at the time no one really knew its whereabouts... And then the town reservoir threatened to give way under a massive flood. The whole town was then evacuated and little old Whaley Bridge became famous! Anyway, we all survived and it's still a beautiful place. Here's the link: https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=whaley+bridge+flood+damage&fr2=piv-web&hspart=bt&hsimp=yhs-btyuser#id=125&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Fmetro.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F08%2FPRC_78630892.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26zoom%3D1%26resize%3D964%252C506%26ssl%3D1&action=click
thank you kindly sir...
A beautifully compiled and rhymed tribute to a place I have never known but now will click onto the link that will show me and thank you for a delightful read Kevin.
Thank you Fay, yeah, in late July Whaley Bridge was on the BBC news when the town was evacuated because of the threat of the reservoir bursting because of flooding. My daughter was evacuated, but I penned this poem years ago. Thanks for the kind comments and feedback. 😉
It is obviously your wondrous place, your heaven on earth.
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