A selection of Dorset Trip Poetry
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Jun 16, 2008 - 4:09:53 PM
Domicilium
Max Gate, the home of Thomas Hardy,
Slow-worms slither in the garden,
The sundial with the joke on it,
The Latin joke which is “what of the night”,
Wessex and Snowdove, with the tragic death,
Wessex the famous dog in black and white,
In the little forest, where the ghost of Emma haunts.
Fraser
Max Gate
Max Gate, Max Gate, the home of Thomas Hardy
Wessex and Snowdove playing together.
Max Gate, Max Gate, the home of Thomas Hardy
The grave of Emma comes to life.
The daily slow-worm arrives at dark
And the greenery comes to life.
The common grass snake comes to visit
The hedgehog in the dark rustles for food.
Max Gate, Max Gate, the home of Thomas Hardy,
Perfect music played by the cello.
Max Gate, Max Gate, the home of Thomas Hardy
The light flicker through the cracks in the leaves.
Rory
The Gravestone
A walk through a shadowy passageway
On a path where the trees sway
I get there to see the sprinkles of light
And find the gravestone of
Wessex.
Daisies dab the ground below
My thoughts want to say hello
The white and purple petals look like raindrops
And the yellow nectar is the golden sun.
Towering trees, an arch of death
I wish I could remember Snowdove’s last breath.
Buried under the soily ground
Grass snakes slither nearby.
Sasha
The Grass Snake
Slithering through the grass is something
Something wet and scaly
Between the gaps are dazing sunlight
When the blinding sun is breaking its way through
Scaly skin on this creature
Shines in the sunlight
Something lives in a hole as deep as a pond
Something that’s afraid of you
Something slithering under your foot
If you’re truly lucky you may just get a glimpse of me.
Ayush
Max Gate
The home of Thomas Hardy,
Where he wrote his poems.
His last dog
Wessex,
Attacked everybody, growling and snarling like a bear,
Biting and maybe murdering.
His two lovely, beautiful wives,
Emma and
Florence
Roam the garden and the house.
Thomas Hardy now also haunts the house,
Or reading, writing in his grave.
Please let his spirit rest in peace.
Adam