29 Jan 2019 / #Arvon50
A Shropshire Dimpsey, in Hurst Rough
Lamp to our path, that dandelion globe has made
full moon above the bent-neck bluebells
reflecting what the sun’s left out for us –
one single feathered
orb of owlight
– Jean Atkin
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#Arvon50
Arvon turned 50 in 2018 and to celebrate we have collected the stories of writers far and wide who have a tale to tell about Arvon. The collection is published in our anniversary booklet and featured on our blog. This contribution is by poet Jean Atkin, written in and of The Hurst.
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