A Dabbling Poet Visits the Lake District

Tom Dylan

We headed over to the Lake District

one Bank Holiday weekend in May,

to walk where the great poets had tread

meant more than words could say.

 

We found ourselves down by the lake

in a small town called Bowness,

where the marvellous views of the lakes and hills

just took our away our breath.

 

Clutching my thin volume of poems,

I stared out at the lake, feeling so inspired,

my wife yawned and stretched her arms, 

come on, love, she said, I'm tired.

 

I said, I can't believe I'm standing

on the banks of Wordsworth's lake,

a man passing by with his dog replied,

I'm afraid you've made some mistake.

 

While Windermere is a wonderful sight,

Wordsworth was not inspired here,

he lived miles away up the road,

at Dove Cottage on Grasmere.

 

Disgruntled I headed back to the car,

so sorry I couldn't stay,

and while the great poet hadn't lived here,

he may have visited for the day. 

 

  • Author: Tom Dylan (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 9th, 2024 10:23
  • Comment from author about the poem: Inspired by a recent trip to the Lake District, where I stayed a few miles from Wordsworth country.
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Comments7

  • Reynaldo Casison

    beautiful and reflective

    • Tom Dylan

      Thanks Reynaldo. Really appreciated.

    • orchidee

      Good write Tom.
      I remember when I spent time a few miles...from the Co-op! I didn't get far. lol.

      • Tom Dylan

        Thanks Orchi. I'm more of a Tesco Express man myself. 🙂

      • Accidental Poet

        Isn't it wonderful how places can inspire us to write? Great write Tom. 😊👍

        • Tom Dylan

          Thanks AP. Yes, I was inspired by being up in the Lakes and close to where Wordsworth was, but not quite at the actual spot. And I thought, there's a poem in that too. 🙂

          • Accidental Poet

            If you're not too far from there, you could go back and find the actual place he was writing Tom. Would be really interesting visiting those sort of places. 😁👍

          • Thomas W Case

            Great imagery. I like this a lot.

            • Tom Dylan

              Thanks, Thomas. Really appreciated.

            • Goldfinch60

              Her may well have visited there Tom, I know I have. LOL

              Andy

              • Tom Dylan

                Yes, he may have popped over to Bowness while up at Grasmere. 🙂 Cheers, Tom.

              • Doggerel Dave

                Not full of other tourists was it, Tom ?
                You've even managed to infuse a trip to the Lake District with your trademark quirkiness - and that lightens my day.

                • Tom Dylan

                  Thanks for that, Dave. And I have a trademark? Who knew? Cheers, mate, really appreciate your comments. Tom.

                • Neville



                  This is a good example of why I first fell in love with poetry .. thanks for the history lesson a good day out and for making me smile and all before my mid morning coffee ..

                  • Tom Dylan

                    Thanks a lot, Neville. Really appreciate your comments. We were up in the Lakes the other weekend, close to, but not quite, where Wordsworth was.. I thought I'd write about being ALMOST where the great poets were. 🙂 Cheers, Tom.



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