Walk the Moors and Dales
The Yorkshire Moors are beautiful
Especially when heather blooms bright
On warm sunny spring days
And under stars at night
When twinkling in your sight
Dales that’s in Derbyshire
And in Yorkshire too
To walk they’re great
With scenery first rate
Patricia Ann Farnsworth-Simpson is a coal miner’s daughter, the only girl among 6 lads.
A young mother to a son, she became a widow before she turned 18. Patricia, then, married her childhood sweetheart who fathered her lovely son and two wonderful daughters. Her children encouraged her to pursue her own talents. After 51 years of marriage, she became a widow again recently. She fills her time with poetry, helping others whenever she can.
poets always see beauty, and that first line says it all...
ReplyDeleteI have been to the Yorkshire moors and they are inspiring in both beauty and mystery. Thank you Pat for bringing back some pleasant memories. // paul
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, doesn't surprise me that you see that beauty and that is always a wonderful thing to know about someone.......... good poem, my friend. Sheri / www.poetryandbeyond.net
ReplyDeleteDear Pat, your poem was so well written I could see a vision in my mind of the heather blooms. Thank you for such a lovely poem that expresses well your love of nature.
ReplyDeleteCharlene
Hi Patricia. I love the poem. I Google-ed the Yorkshire Moors and they are beautiful. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!
ReplyDelete-MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)