Category Archives: Forests and wild places

“Foxy”

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Close to where I live Wild foxes like to roam Quite close to Berkhamsted castle Clearly they are at home Beautiful wee wild folk The most curious of souls Secretive and timid They have taken to their roles Quietly in … Continue reading →

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New years day ( a coming together of emotions)

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Rex Tyler

A battle ground Awaits the eyes Of those who would be wild Ashridge in the present Witnessing this child Absent for a lifetime Whilst being hurled in flight The baying hounds In essence Clearly now in sight A new year … Continue reading →

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Deer in a forest from a hunters perspective

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Rex Tyler

A mortal span A fleeting glance Eternity Could be a chance An unearthly hour How untimely Its in the cards Its what we do The deer may see May feel may need Some sweetness If he does succeed His randomness … Continue reading →

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Deer in a forest

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Fealness actuality Its not a dream for you or me A forest in the mark of Dawn A deer feeds in the early morn The light exists Enduringly With His grounded form He sparingly Comes to be And freely leaps … Continue reading →

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Ashridge and Hares

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Sleepy trees And fly agaric Toadstools Puffballs Frosted fern Shadows creeping Spiders peeping Hunting fills me With concern the National Trust Have given credence To the Hunters And the Hare Hare today And gone tomorrow Soon Hares wont be anywhere

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Ashridge Protest 9/12/2018

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Rex Tyler

The monument bathed in sunlight The air was crisp and we The protectors of the wild ones Came out to stand and be Messengers to the many Passing by who might Forget that in these glorious woods The wild souls … Continue reading →

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The Hunt and the role of the sabs

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Despite the law Despite the will The red fox gets no break Trained foxhounds And the riders Track chase and partake The killing of the red fox A controversial way Its supposedly rural culture Thats what the toffs all say … Continue reading →

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Planet Earth from the perspective of the indigenous peoples

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Actists defenders protectors Of the land More of them are being killed Is it hard to understand They are the heartfelt warriors Their morality they share Often abused and maltreated And martyred everywhere Anguished and ansgt ridden Victimized they be … Continue reading →

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Karawatha overpass

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Building roads and caring About wild habitat That is what is needed Thats where we should be at Arches paths and walkways For the animals of the field For wild birds to cross safely A partnership to yield All the … Continue reading →

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A Wild life smuggler’s story

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Some of the rich and some politicians And People in the know People who think they have made it Who have a big ego Whose mindfulness is zero Whose arrogance is high Who think because they have money They can … Continue reading →

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Visiting an old forest

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Rex Tyler

A broad canvas beckons Kalkalpen by name The Austrian Alps Densely wooded the claim Forgotten ruins Litter the place Being reabsorbed With ultimate grace Old forges and foundries Furnaces too Rusted already From seasons of dew Pine forests looming Shrouded … Continue reading →

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Rajah’s Makaibari

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Rex Tyler

The miracle that was Makaibari Took on an exciting turn A realization A philosophy of existence So as to learn An undeniable positive What may have appeared a dream In the mind of a giant With an enduring stream That … Continue reading →

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Bodiless

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Bodiless bears A mystery Scattered across the forest floor Something no one dare ignore A blach bear headless With its penis Bitten off and left Bleeding, such destructiveness I was left bereft Yellowstone Its paradise Away across each scene What … Continue reading →

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An appeal to President Lenin Moreno of Ecuador

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Long before you They had settled In the virgins palace where The jungle swept above them Where the sun had bleached their hair Guardians steeped in romance spirited and free Who lived close to their mother It was where she … Continue reading →

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Gamekeepers and their apparent roles

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Rex Tyler

Apparently the CV of one such Man we hear Is he manages the countryside So as to make it clear There is sufficient shooting and angling Infact he seeks to provide the victims So that others can react Employed by … Continue reading →

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Areas where wildness prevails

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Rex Tyler

its seems to be a world away From where most of us dwell Where GAIA in a moment of magic Cast her spell The softness of the litter From The leaves Under our feet So Yielding and compressible So Relaxing … Continue reading →

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