A Day Out in The Country

Neville

A Day Out in The Country

 

The uniformity of the green field

   from my window ..

Though still predominantly green,

was interrupted

here and there, by random smears

of the deepest

crimson imaginable and which in

turn, reminded

me of an old Goethe masterpiece,

   or Passchendaele ..

Tho’ on closer inspection, through

my inherited pair

   of old, world war one, field glasses ..

I could just make

out the remains of at least a dozen

   stillborn lambs ..

Each rendered lifeless, by a single

over-excited dog,

a mixed flock of corvids and three

   opportunistic gulls ..

I also noticed, that the previously

well displayed sign,

requesting all dogs, be kept on their

leads during

lambing season, had been destroyed

and was evidently

ignored by hordes of tourists from

the big city who

   were seemingly just out for a day’s jolly ..

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 22nd, 2024 00:04
  • Comment from author about the poem: I don't blame the dog ..
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Doggerel Dave

    Buggered up nicely by mass tourism...It's everywhere. Your argument, so rich in detail is enough evidence to send them into the desert (trying to avoid thoughts of execution).
    A good ‘un Neville.

    • Neville



      Cheers Dave .. it does make me cross & ever so .. thanks again Neville

    • orchidee

      Good write N.
      Was we - you and I - at Passchendaele in person? Are you quite old? Was we in the Boers Wars too?!

      • Neville

        Thanks for mucking out Orchidee, slurry you are still confused ., N

      • orchidee

        Fido will bark if I don't tone down this comment. Tone down that word 'muck', he says.
        Yes, countryside all fine, then man comes along and 'mucks' it up. Doh!

      • Goldfinch60

        It is so sad and disgusting that people let there dogs loose when lambs are around Neville.

        Andy

        • Neville

          It’s bloomin disgraceful thanks for coming on board ☹️👍

        • Christina8

          Thats really unfortunate that people would let their dogs loose like that! A really good write on an awful subject!

        • Neville


          This dreadful what some folks allow.. thanks C .. I owe ya 😎🍒👍

        • Poetic Dan

          Sadly wealth can not get you common sense! Even when some try and get it of me they blame the dog and waste money.. fantastic write and with you all the way! The hardest part of living can be just understanding why others do what they do! So narrow minded we can only hope their DNA doesn't keep getting remastered... lol

          Cheers mate

          • Neville



            It seems like we are in this together mate maybe if we close our eyes and hold on tight we might get through it .. in the meantime, thanks greatly .. Neville

          • Thomas W Case

            I live in a tourist town myself. Great writing. I relate.

            • Neville



              The dogs are everywhere .. Cheers Thomas .. N

            • jarcher54

              Light-hearted on the surface, but a gut punch of a lament for a more peaceful, undisturbed time of tradition and natural rhythms. Sigh.

              • Neville



                I can't thank you enough my friend .. but am gonna try .. thanks a million jarcher54 .. kindest of regards, I do hope you are well .. don't be a stranger and write on .. Neville

              • Bella Shepard

                A beautiful scene beset with such tragedy that did not need to be, but for ignorance. Well told my friend.

                • Neville



                  thanks Bella, sickening isn't it ..



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