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  the road to Milner Place
« on: January 26, 2012, 05:51:34 PM » by Roger Fizzerton
at Hartshead Moor services
on top of the Pennines
halfway between
Manchester and Leeds
Lancaster and York

on the radio, by chance
the War of the Roses
I sit and listen
with the car window open

the roar I can hear
is not from the motorway
but the charges of Bosworth and Stoke
blown up the valley
by the wind that bends
hunching firs to the hillside
buffets the fleeces  
of implacable sheep
helps loft
a black murder of crows
after their bombastic strut
round the tussock grass
and marsh reeds

up here
high above
day to day time
six hundred years

is just the next junction

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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2012, 06:49:19 PM » by Tom Riordan
This has just got a great tone to it, Roger. Tom
Quote from: Roger Fenton on January 26, 2012, 05:51:34 PM
at Hartshead Moor services
on top of the Pennines
halfway between
Manchester and Leeds
Lancaster and York

on the radio, by chance
the War of the Roses
I sit and listen
with the car window open

the roar I can hear
is not from the motorway
but the charges of Bosworth and Stoke
blow up the valley
by the wind that bends
hunching firs to the hillside
buffets the fleeces 
of implacable sheep
helps loft
a black murder of crows
after their bombastic strut
round the tussock grass
and marsh reeds

up here
high above
day to day time
six hundred years

is just the next junction


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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2012, 06:51:43 PM » by Rick Stansberger
Wow!  Nice images, nice pacing, nice sound.
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2012, 07:29:38 PM » by milner place
My name is quite a common address. Much liking this, Roger.

Cheers

milner
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2012, 11:41:25 PM » by Tiko Lewis
i enjoyed this, Roger,
very much!

tiko
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 06:55:07 AM » by Roger Fizzerton
Tom,

So glad you liked.

:-)

Roger
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 08:10:03 AM » by Tom Riordan
Quote from: Rick Stansberger on January 26, 2012, 06:51:43 PM
nice sound.
I'll say. Lovely chains of sound that begin in the opening lines "services/roses/listen" - "Pennines/between/Leeds" - "Moor/York/War/car" - "radio/roses/open" - and tumble on down through the poem.
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2012, 08:22:47 AM » by silent lotus
dear Roger

it is fine to know the journey to Milner's reading on the 25th was
so all encompassing.

now it would be nice if you posted also a reading of your poem

http://virtualpoetryreading.com/


smiles
silent lotus

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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2012, 09:51:52 AM » by Roger Fizzerton
Rick,

Thanks, I glad you enjoyed, and thanks for your very kind remarks.

Good luck with the PhD, btw!

Regards,

Roger
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2012, 02:28:41 PM » by Roger Fizzerton
The destination might be common, but your talent is rare.

Glad you liked,

Roger

Quote from: milner place on January 26, 2012, 07:29:38 PM
My name is quite a common address. Much liking this, Roger.

Cheers

milner
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2012, 06:46:13 PM » by Roger Fizzerton
Tiko,

Very glad that it did it for you - I've been really pleased with this poems reception.

Roger
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2012, 06:49:46 PM » by Roger Fizzerton
Tom,

Thanks for your very generous remarks - I'm deeply chuffed!

silent - interesting site - thanks for the suggestion, I'll try and give it a go over the weekend - how long is it taking him to put things up, do you known?

Roger
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2012, 07:58:02 PM » by silent lotus
Quote from: Roger Fenton on January 27, 2012, 06:49:46 PM
Tom,

Thanks for your very generous remarks - I'm deeply chuffed!

silent - interesting site - thanks for the suggestion, I'll try and give it a go over the weekend - how long is it taking him to put things up, do you known?

Roger


Hi Roger

my experience is that things go up within a few days

Buddah Moskowitz is a member here at PC

http://poetrycircle.com/index.php?action=profile;u=682

Buddah Moskowitz website
http://ihatepoetry.blogspot.com/



silent lotus

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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2012, 06:57:57 PM » by grant
Work ruins my ability to keep up to date with this place.

This poem is particularly great, such a timeless feel that cruises along so seamlessly. I was there, in that car. Beautifully done.
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  Re: the road to Milner Place
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2012, 07:19:45 PM » by Tom Riordan
Yes. To picks. Tom
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