Category Archives: Forests and wild places

Into the Rainbow Bridge so many were taken

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The hedgerows hold the cover Where Wildness did exist So many victims quietly stolen from the mist Of time as earths were emptied By the prowling poacher man The National Park in Pembrokeshire Across the years did span Snares and … Continue reading →

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Peace and quiet of a country walk

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The peace and quiet The solitude The existential need To share the undying spirit In the countryside and feed Off of the glorious naturalness That abounds in all our hearts The physical The tangible How the visionary imparts So much … Continue reading →

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Wind flowers

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Anemone or wind flower It ornaments our woods It grows by shooting clusters Downwards And it’s little hoods On slender stems Are modest Are delicate and frail Stoop and try to touch it’s petals When it suddenly can pale Into … Continue reading →

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A set pattern does not lead to a bright future

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Rex Tyler

It’s back to front It’s pure inversion An undermining Revolution The badger wild soul Sett in stone Stands his ground And though alone Takes on the arrogant farmer who Lies through his back teeth Nothings true When TB really is … Continue reading →

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Wickedness

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The wicked ways the slippery slope The iniquitous hanging from a rope The despicable criminality what is complete depravity The covetous the miscreants Humanity who sees the need To abuse their place in history And by so doing then succeed … Continue reading →

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Wild Hunters

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Rex Tyler

That kindly disposition That amiability A family with such closeness With wild ability Responsiveness and caring Chivalrous both be The great Mother behind them Overflowing empathy Up against pure cussedness The spitefulness of man Who calls himself a hunter Making … Continue reading →

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Thanks Karen

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Rex Tyler

To walk lightly in the forest Through the landscape that we share All those natural forces And of the wild folk that live there The geographical energies The magnetic spirit too The wells the streams Our collective dreams It’s what … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Unadulterated fear As far as the eyes can see The heat that’s coming at us Being felt by me An agony where all I know Is rapidly no more All the trees The birds and bees Are in an unholy … Continue reading →

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Characterless scumbags

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Rex Tyler

characterless scumbags Fox chasing knobs Pitiless scroungers Merciless bounders Risen in station Their new found salvation guilty as sin And transgression that Skin Over many margins For censured they be Shameful and blushing So obdurate thee Make no excuses For … Continue reading →

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If Massachusetts can do it so can the world

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The reasoning power of many And the consciousness of some The inner child whose spirit Who perhaps may put their thumb Directly onto a problem With hindsight probably May browse for hours And smell the flowers Before commenting thoughtfully Distracted … Continue reading →

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Norway’s shame

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The circle of the spirit And the magic of each day Understanding Nature It really is a way Of transforming one’s existence Of generating soul Of creating true enlightenment By being in control The reed that gives the life force … Continue reading →

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Wild

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The wilderness in Winter To realise it’s way Enduring and perpetual every single day Subsisting as so many do Within the confines there Where winter casts its shadows And causes some despair A canvas blank and snowy white With silhouettes … Continue reading →

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Yule at the ancient henge

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

We are witness to the ancientness That encompasses the soul The unique hues of Autumns past Just memories that roll Forward like the passing clouds Less colourful its true A mantle of slate grey above For Winters here and we … Continue reading →

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Thomas Alexander HUNTER ARKANSAS

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The shock and surprise Now before his eyes The Deer he had shot At, It lay Quietly remembering Much better times Til he came to gloat On that day He had pumped shots Into me, I was ailing A deer … Continue reading →

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Orangutan

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Inherited characteristics That mindful chemistry The Orangutan its innermost True heredity Are Doomed it seems For it happens that Palm oil is the way Plantations are more lucrative That is what they say Allowed the space Allowed the run To … Continue reading →

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Elderflowers

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Rex Tyler

creamy white crinoline Lace of desire Out in the hedgerows Sent to Inspire Loves growing near water Holds such dignity Ruled by the moon And grows vigorously It makes a good hedge With the Hawthorn as they Both enjoy Cherry … Continue reading →

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Monkey huddle

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Our gatherings are increasing Victims everywhere The trees are being logged away Our life is now despair Collectively we are suffering Slash and burn is here Change and alteration As great swathes of life They clear So many repercussions We … Continue reading →

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Galium Adarine the plant of many names

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Rex Tyler

A deftness and adroitness With resourceful ingenuity From Saxon times to now we see Goose grass growing frantically A weed tis said of hedgerows where Much has been said but few will share It’s cunning stance it’s mastery And it’s … Continue reading →

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Master mistress schooling

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Master Mistress schooling Pooling ruling fooling who The trees in leaf The sky above so grey And it is time For a giant BEECH Someone did teach It’s roots were shallow laid The weight of this A maidens kiss The … Continue reading →

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Blue bells

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Lovers of light With a presence so true Like a beautiful swarm Like a great sea of blue Born out of ancientness The forest floor Lights up with colour More so than before Lovers of lime rich soils Flowering April … Continue reading →

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Dandelions

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Rex Tyler

An amazing golden floral gift For bees and butterflies Rich in pollen and nectar For anything that flies Every part of this plant Root right up to flower Can be eaten throughout the year And it will give you power … Continue reading →

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Who will be the survivors in the long run.?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Rex Tyler

North of the Niger River An ancient city stands The capital of Mali Timbuktu whose lands Are on the Sahara fringes Where barren wilderness The land of the Tuoreg Where the heat can stress A land ofcourse where camels ply … Continue reading →

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Rosemary

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Pretty little lilac coloured rosemary In bloom A certainty and sureness Reliably in tune With April’s attestation And natures testimony Clusters of persuasion And infallibility. A myriad of splendour Unequivocally Dancing in the early breeze Its how it has to … Continue reading →

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A poem for a twitter friend from Avalon

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The woods have many varied splendours Hiding in the shadows where Foxes and badgers voles and shrews And even the illusive Hare Whose magick is all supposing Bestower of such light Whose ebulliance and affection Can be observed at night … Continue reading →

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In the throes

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Rex Tyler

In the throes of everywhere Below the tree line we The little folk Are living Its where we like to be In the flowery litter And the waters edge where we Can scuttle here And scuttle there In perpetuity Among … Continue reading →

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The Ash Tree Celtic tree of now 18/2-17/3

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The Ash grabs all the light It can Its pinnate leaves Provide a plan A dampish base A lime rich soil Whether Oak or Ash It seems to boil Down to Ash when the liming Grows Where Dogwood and Privet … Continue reading →

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Hunted by cowards

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Underived and archetypal Idiosyncratic they Imcomparable individuals In almost every way Elusive and nocturnal His footprints made to fool A heel bar it is always there The hairy pads that call Out to would be trackers The terrier men of … Continue reading →

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They walk in our midst

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Theres and unsightly hideousness Sharing our spaces Their countenance countrified Forbidding faces Land owners farmers Bumpkins maybe The rustic the caustic Bloodlusting they be Throwbacks to an age Medieval before People took heed of the ways Of the law Respect … Continue reading →

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Our precious FOX and the lousy huntsmen

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The quad bike gang The terrier men Who have their work to do To have a go at the saboteurs a proper clueless crew Often they have a terrier A shovel and a spade They open gates and close them … Continue reading →