Category Archives: A country tale

Wild fires

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Rex Tyler

I know it’s coming closer They are telling us that we Make sure we extinguish cigarettes And the barbecue You see In these real hot areas Townies like to be Picnicking in the countryside

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Cruelty off the scale

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Wrongdoers there are too many Defaces in a way Rupturing the spirit of the cow Making them pay Ruffians and scoundrels Out there in the barn Misanthropes such evil A mischief making yarn

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Awelfa

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Rex Tyler

A sunlit sky doth mystify the poet at his place conversing with the birds around who avidly embrace the water pots the sunflower seeds the wild edibles that grow I talk  to them they analyse the sounds and pitch their … Continue reading →

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Mugwort

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Artemisia Vulgaris or Mugwort called Sailors Tobacco classified as feminine   its chosen planet Venus where element Earth  presiding share Artemis its deity powers of psychic strength that be prophetic dreams that literally astral project apparently place leaves of same … Continue reading →

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It’s not far right

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Rex Tyler

It’s not far right to fly our flag St George’s cross why should we lag behind the other Nations, We will fly the flag patriotically   in Mexico that’s what we did 3-2 the score we made our bid for … Continue reading →

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A pigs eye view on life

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Rex Tyler

I really think I am handsome More so than a sausage Bacon or some spare ribs scratchings and what’s more I have a brain a heart and skin I play out in the yard I am really rather clever And … Continue reading →

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Farming and the chickens in their charge

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Mishandling live birds Ignorance rules Arrogant behaviour The nastiest fools Lacking any empathy Making it known Farmers are cruel And we ought to disown The lot of them And bring them to book

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20/6/2026 lovely ladies dancing

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Graceful and genuine Kate bush fan dancers Wuthering heights Elegance personified Really all the lights Shining down from heaven Llangollen saw it all In an apiary grove they all answered The call

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It’s the farmers that are ignorant

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Rex Tyler

She was never a criminal Never did wrong Stripped of her freedom She couldn’t belong To a forest or wood Down by the waterfall No caged in coldness Locked up as a rule

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Young cows face the humans inability to care

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Rex Tyler

I agree this thoughtless Senseless ignorant piece of scum Impatient lacking understanding Really she needed some Empathy but surely a surly point of view What she needs is a damned good hiding Totally clueless to The truly wonderful bovines Inquisitively … Continue reading →

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Hypericum

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Rex Tyler

St George’s Wort Is also known by other names Goat Weed and herb John Klamath Weed and Sol Terrestis It’s gender Masculine It’s planet is the sun Health Protective and Strength When all is said and fine Worn it sees … Continue reading →

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Rosemary

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Rosemary,Rosemarin officianalis, We Find this masculine herb rules by the sun Peculiarly An element of fire Protection love and lust Mental powers purification No greater herb to trust Stems boiled into a fine tea Good for the brain and anatomy … Continue reading →

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Hedge ones bets

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Rex Tyler

She came again this morning The spiny one was here A Hog living in hedges Whose description isn’t clear It really is perplexing This insect eating soul Lots of different stories About how she can control Things rolls up into … Continue reading →

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What it does to a sow to be locked up

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Rex Tyler

They love to root about of course In The wild forests where It’s a hogs main dreamscape In the wind and rain they share All the smells of the countryside But locked in farrowing crates Which is what farmers do … Continue reading →

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A new friend

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Awelfa has a new friend Mag the pie he be Comes to sit on my alpine slate And just chatters constantly With his iridescent flashes Of what is green and blue A black and white tuxedo And his long tail … Continue reading →

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A pig over heating farmed just for eating

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Born without sweat glands the farmer knew But he kept them in hot sheds It’s what people do A pig so uncomfortable feeling the heat All he is in this world is a prime lump of meat Who cares if … Continue reading →

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A fox who visited us

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Rex Tyler

On the red carpet A peaceful repose Far away from the hunters The coming to blows Riders and hounds Whips at ready to strike Who will shoot their hounds too Not something we like

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Our pal in the garden

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Quiet days in the garden Often we may find We have a small visitor Who helps us to unwind Offering an assured ness Attesting to a way Of ascertaining spirit At the back end of the day A little feathered … Continue reading →

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Vulpes vulpes The Fox

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Rex Tyler

There are so many woodlands Around about Mysterious places Without a doubt Quietly magical Where phantoms stride With amber eyes They quietly hide They wander with an unhurried ease Oft live alone A natural tease Their eyes are cat like … Continue reading →

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A song thrush on my front gate

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Standing in the kitchen Cooking some brown rice Added a tin of organic garden peas It’s looking nice Noticed on my front gate A song thrush olive brown Sitting in the sunshine It’s back toward the town A rather rotund … Continue reading →

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Antirrhinum {linaria Vulgaris}

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Rex Tyler

A wild flower in my garden Seems to like to grow On pebbles on the hillsides But also as we know Is grown in town gardens Know as the Snap Dragon On disturbed ground Makes a show A herbaceous perennial … Continue reading →

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Animals are the farmers family I don’t think

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Who’d want to be in family of farmers How they treat the animals Harmers not charmers Torturing stealing unfeeling as hell Go into the barn take a whiff of that smell

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Flags no thank you

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Banned from being patriotic you couldn’t make that up well not with a sound mind The St George’s cross came from Italy It protected our ships in war The disrespect of history really what’s it all for We know we … Continue reading →

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Cygnet so loved by its mother

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Rex Tyler

He saw them He felt that tear in his eye It rolled down his cheek He felt that deep sigh He had to endeavour To rescue the birds Otherwise he would Forever have been lost for words

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Meat eaters say it’s not our fault

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Don’t blame us people Because we eat meat We realise animals die It’s a treat for us and our family Better that we Stand up and be counted For humility Most of us don’t have it We’ve given up that … Continue reading →

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Delicious pink roses

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Awelfa’s pink roses Hang over the arbours Facing the wrath of the Mountainous air A feminine gender Under planet Venus Their element water Deities Hathor Powers Love and healing Delicate petals All very revealing Love Divination A tea made of … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Bread (Plantago}

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Rex Tyler

It’s gender it be Feminine It’s element is earth Healing and protection powers It has a degree of worth In your shoes will help the feet Overcome weariness, and Its roots kept in your pocket Protects against snakebites Which is … Continue reading →

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White mans footprint

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Rex Tyler

Around my house at Awelfa Lots of wild plants grow Probably planted by angels and faeries As we know Also known as plantain broadleaves And ribwort The leaves are high in vitamin k Edible I thought Make a poultice with … Continue reading →

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Sixth of June

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Rex Tyler

A sky of lumpy porridge A Misty mountain top The bushes dancing every which way Their gyrations will not stop It is early Summer Who’d be a seagull Out across the estuary A loner The nights dull The early flowers … Continue reading →

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Stinger

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Rex Tyler

The bee is unwinding Trying to be Free from the stinger He sent into me Potentially death Sorrowful sighs He twists and he turns Like one of the guys If I can manage The pain I must try And save … Continue reading →

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