Poem 165 of 230: HOLYHEAD AND SURROUNDS - SUMMER 2001
The vivid heaths backed by Snowdon,
The water-filled “Giant’s Divots,”
And the keeps of kept construction.
The fast flows under Menai Bridge,
The flat farmland of Anglesey,
And then Holyhead’s once-mined ridge.
Off the train, all Holyhead’s homes -
Although varied in their structure -
Seemed matched to the ridge in their tones.
After the fortified church-grounds
(Including Old Harbour vistas),
The museum ended my rounds.
(C) David Franks 2003
The vivid heaths backed by Snowdon,
The water-filled “Giant’s Divots,”
And the keeps of kept construction.
The fast flows under Menai Bridge,
The flat farmland of Anglesey,
And then Holyhead’s once-mined ridge.
Off the train, all Holyhead’s homes -
Although varied in their structure -
Seemed matched to the ridge in their tones.
After the fortified church-grounds
(Including Old Harbour vistas),
The museum ended my rounds.
(C) David Franks 2003
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| "Giant's Divots" of North Wales; 27/8/2018 |
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| Near Bangor, towards Snowdonia; 29/8/22 |
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| Conwy Castle, North Wales; 30/8/2022 |
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| Menai Strait's flows, w. of Britannia Bridge, from train to Anglesey/Holyhead; 29/8/22 |
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| Flat farmland of Anglesey, with Snowdon and heaths in the background; 29/8/2022 |
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| Holyhead Mountain from train; 30/8/22 |
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| Houses near Holyhead Mountain ridge - taken just beside Beach Road; 30.8.2022 |
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| St. Cybi's Church, Holyhead; 29&30/8/22 |
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| Holyhead Maritime Museum; 29&30/8/22 |
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