Meli y  wig Wales an Autumn afternoon

 
The road winding round corners  
left and right,up and down  
through pines and birch  
each bend somehow different  
no breeze to speak of  
winds practicing for winter  
and cold at that !  
Here's another corner  
just like the last,  
someone's had a crash  
tyre  tracks in the verge  
weren't there last week.  
trees tall and close  
pines guard rowans, silver birch,  
home for birds and fox  
they'll be there next week  
when we come again.  
Lovely day again came last week  
on Monday a week ago.  
Nothing much has changed  
nothing much to change,  
brought Jack this time  
loves it, wants to come again  
I can tell . ..his tail is high.  
Another corner round the bend  
watch out cars and lorries !  
I see a tree's come down  
across the brook we crossed last week.  
Must come again sometime,  
don't you agree? Thought you would.  
Let's see what's round the other bends,  
more I suppose, predictable,  
why we come, a change from home  
somehow different, not the same  
just different.  
Change as good as rest.  
There's such a lot to tell  
Trees, grass and autumn berries  
calm reflections in the pond,  
will be the same next week.  
It may rain . . .this IS Wales !  
 
Jack won't care and I don't mind  
a change will do no harm,  
we've had the sun today.  
Time for coffee soon.  
Been thinking sitting here  
the log green with moss  
(now my pants are wet)  
there's nothing else to do.  
Not much time back home  
Yes ! . . that's why we come;  
always the same, that's  
what makes the countryside.  
Always the same,  
yet somehow different.