Poems written by Peter Gibbs over 60 years, inspired by romance, travel, the beauty of nature, emotions and family and friends - peterspoetry.co.uk
On The Staffordshire Way
Down dusty track 'tween hedgerows
Past fields of ripening grain
And then to cross dry stubble
To reach a distant lane
Butterflies and damsel flies
Fill the summer air
Revelling in the sunshine
An August hour to share
Tracing route from skyline
To where a bridge-crossed stream
Is overgrown with balsam
That masks the water's gleam
Ahead the Shropshire Union
Canal of Telford's pride
With aqueduct his legacy
On A5 sat astride.
Through locks and under bridges
The narrow boats glide slow
Roof gardens filled with flowers
Bright painted jugs on show
Bindweed rims the towpath
Glorious pink and white
Exuberant in its wildness
Pure nature's sheer delight
Reflections on the water
From sunlight through to shade
Overhanging green-clothed trees
Their finery here displayed.
