Poem 118 of 230: WHALLEY ABBEY...WHAT TALES? - AUTUMN 2000
Cistercian monks have clearly been -
Their Abbey’s ruins can still be seen;
Cistercian monks have clearly been -
Their Abbey’s ruins can still be seen;
Lords of the grounds have, more lately, stayed -
Their manor houses reused and unscathed;
And, sounding for centuries before,
Calder flows have passed - seeking the shore.
Through beautiful gardens insects fly -
The ruins of folk just a pass-by;
And, by viaduct, trains pass above -
Folk, thereby, viewing a village I love.
Tourists, C. of E. delegates,
Anglers and hikers have crossed the gates...
Opportunistic masons, kings-men,
Model makers, Turner, and men who pen...
Perhaps the witches came down from the hill,
And do ghosts haunt - still questing their fill..?
(C) David Franks 2003
Their manor houses reused and unscathed;
And, sounding for centuries before,
Calder flows have passed - seeking the shore.
Through beautiful gardens insects fly -
The ruins of folk just a pass-by;
And, by viaduct, trains pass above -
Folk, thereby, viewing a village I love.
Tourists, C. of E. delegates,
Anglers and hikers have crossed the gates...
Opportunistic masons, kings-men,
Model makers, Turner, and men who pen...
Perhaps the witches came down from the hill,
And do ghosts haunt - still questing their fill..?
(C) David Franks 2003
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| Whalley Station and Abbey Gate; 24/8/2019 |
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| Other gates, walls, windows and doors of Whalley Abbey; 24/8/19 |
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| Gardens, insects, buildings and ruins within the old grounds of Whalley Abbey; 24/8/19 |
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| Whalley Viaduct and train-window views of The Sands & Calder, by the Abbey; 24/8/19 |
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| Around the village of Whalley; 24/8/2019 |
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