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A Country Walk

Lynn Partridge 1956 (Wolverhampton)

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The quiet countryside
Gives peace of mind.
The lonely country lanes
Give solitude.
The smell of country air
Calms my restless soul,
And all within is still.
I am at peace with myself and the world.
I feel refreshed,
Happy again, no longer depressed.
Everything seems wonderful;
The miracles of nature thrill me once more,
I am content.
The country experience I longed for
Has relieved the pressures of life.

But, back in the town:
The hustle and bustle,
Traffic zooming to and fro;
People hurry – no time for anything.
Now again I am restless,
My mind once more confused,
Caught up in the system,
The pressures of life bearing down.
So ends the country experience.
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Submitted by lynn27856 on April 09, 2023

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Scheme XXXXXXXXXXABXBX CAXXXXXCX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 667
Words 137
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 15, 9
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Lynn Partridge

I am a retired ex teacher/lecturer. I spent 36 years in education as a primary school teacher (21 years) and as a lecturer in FE (15 years). I am a pianist, but since retiring have taken up learning to play the electronic organ. I am also redoing all my Music Theory exams. I am currently studying for my Grade 7 Theory of Music, having passed Grades 1 to 4 and 6 with Distinction and Grade 5 with Merit. Since retiring I have also leant to play snooker - a sport I love almost as much as football. I support my local premier league team and am an avid fan of Women’s football. I enjoy tracing Family History and am in the process of compiling my Family Tree. I live with at home with my cat Molly who is 19 years old this year. She is a rescue cat and I have had her since she was 10 months old. more…

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