In the high summer of my 74th year

    Close down Take me to the fields, the real fields not the green deserts Take me to see the Linnets and the Whinchats

      Kings to Standards Have you been this way, Kings to Standards on a windy day? Disappointingly the ripples hide the fish, but

    Humans in the hedge There are humans in the hedge, I saw them waiting … Some standing to attention, others listing, rootless, but