The ability route
and the easy route
different paths to try
Birch and Beech
and Douglas Fir
whose great trunks reach the sky
Hari rides his track bike
up and over he
is only four but is very sure
he can motor effortlessly
reaching the North East Corner
of the forest
what we found
is a wooden bridge
across the Afon Babi
and the sound
of wildness from the water
Crashing over rocks
Imagine tiddlers leaping
and taking all those knocks
Llanfachreth and it’s tall Pines
a cacophony
Treading over fallen leaves
some were slippery
deciding to take the harder
path
around the ability route
relatively easy going up
but coming down
twas absolute
tricky sliding occasionally
into tortoise mode
and the colours of the fallen leaves
worthy of this ode
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.