Poem: The Abbey Graveyard by Michael Alexander
Published Date:
09 October 2008
Poets' Corner in Saturday's ET is one of our most popular features. To celebrate National Poetry day, here's a selection of some of the great poems we are sent every week:
The Abbey Graveyard
I sit amongst the gravestones
Hidden from the world
Some might think a sombre place
But their eyes should be unfurled
For though the dead lie buried
In their eternal tomb
There's no other place for miles around
Where life is so in bloom
Ground elder dwarf the ancient stones
Where lichen's alliance thrives
And whilst yew trees keep the devil out
Their branches teem with lives
But although nature rushes around
To spring's so urgent blows
When my life gets too much for me
This place it brings repose
Michael Alexander
The full article contains 133 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
09 October 2008 10:23 AM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
