On Returning to Gullworthy

Neville

On Returning to Gullworthy

 

There is an old stone bridge,

somewhere

way over yonder, that still

crosses our Tamar ..

Some way before she reaches

weirhead and where

the salmon, still leap in threes ..

There is also a hovel,

well hidden behind brambles

and bracken,

where old Betsy Drury once

lived and cast spells ..

I note there is too, a derelict

cowshed still

barely standing and where

more than once,

we played doctors and nurses,

in old Dodges field ..

Oh’ my word folks, it feels I’ve

been away for years ..

Yet in spite of all that, I think

I might just have

caught sight of her recently ..

Still wearing a smile,

an Afghan, her beads and her flares ..

 

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 1st, 2023 01:29
  • Comment from author about the poem: its all true folks .. Gullworthy = 5 cottages + an old church, a school and Dodges old cowshed .. we lived at number five .. 🤍
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 15
  • Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek, Bella Shepard
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  • Goldfinch60

    Betsy will always be there for you Neville, the characters in our life are never forgotten.

    Andy

    • Neville


      Betsy was a healer .. she was said by many to be a witch .. there are primroses in her old garden all year round .. thanks Andy

    • orchidee

      Should I meet her?! lol.

      • Neville



        the last I heard of her, she was living the far side of the Tamar .. in Fay country .. has anyone seen or heard from Fay by the way and is there anyway we can find out if she is ok ..

        • Doggerel Dave

          I was under the impression you were closest to Fay on this site, Neville. Would dearly like to know....couldn't prevail upon you to try contact via the usual method, could I?

          • Neville



            I assure you, I have tried variously and often ..

            • orchidee

              I dunno. Maybe KP knows.

            • Doggerel Dave

              Man oh man, a rich word painting if I've ever read one... almost lived there myself....
              PS: The afghan must have lost it's distinctive olfactory properties by now, surely?

              • Neville


                Thank you Dave, I do appreciate the visit .. the Afghan in question, was mine, she borrowed it and it was subsequently nicked from our tent at some festival .. Oh' I'm sure you know anyway, but unless cremated, they never lose that certain something .. All Good Things squire 👍

              • LIZ

                Sounds like even though you feel like you've been away for years, you remember very vivid details! Took me on a trip for sure! But then again, you always do! I have to say, you're one of 3 people who always has me reaching for a dictionary. LOL-Thank you for the author comment. I feel like that was for my benefit 😁 I love how you play with words....most likely unintentional 💜

                • Neville



                  Indeed how extraordinarily kind you are Mistress LIZ .. and vastly appreciated too 💜

                • L. B. Mek

                  such a Rich and vivid tapestry
                  you've weaved dear Poet supreme
                  this is your Tintern Abbey
                  Wordsworth lives-on
                  I'm just proud, I get to call you friend
                  a badge I wear proud
                  thank you! what a delightful read
                  you've made my day, and its only 9am

                  • Neville



                    Thank you brother M .. each sentiment well n truly reciprocated .. Neville

                  • Bella Shepard

                    This is a reminiscence so sweet, and so beautifully told. You've taken a memory from its resting place, held it in your hands, and caressed it lovingly. Superb!

                    • Neville



                      what a magnificent award you have bestowed upon my most recent of scribbles Bella .. and for which we are humbled and proud .. thank you so much .. Neville



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