POETRY

October 7, 2009 in Culture, Literary, creative moments
Tags: artsmonkey, National Poetry day, poem, Poetry, Wales

Formed in Wales

Abermaw, Cader idris, Pistyll Y Cain,  Cwm Maentwrog.

Llanberis, Pont Aberglasllyn, Nant Francon, Pen y Cader, Llyn y Cau

The language of mountains, of summit, sky, air

Of lake, fall of water, river, foaming torrent

Sharp and measured, tumbling descent to Bay, Beach, Sea

Of valley, fissure, gorge, cliff, forest, wood and plain

This is the language of ancient, faint and whispered wisdom

Formed, fallen, washed, blasted, eroded

and of man, of castell, road, of pit, of quarry

iron, rock, slate, clay, coal

War and industry anchoring into the landscape

Of romance, of music springing from each strained sinew,

In each leaning branch, each breath uttered, each syllable sung

Llangollen, Pont y Pair, Capel Curig, Betws y Coed, Llyn Idwal, Ogwen, Twll Du.

©JBrain, 2009

Written after reading “An Attempt to Depict The Northern Cambrian Mountains, an artistic impression” by David S. Yerburgh.