The first time that I saw wild primroses growing in a huge sweep was in Derbyshire in 1969. Here is the ditty that I wrote at the time..


PRIMSOSES Belper Derbyshire.

I wandered through the graveyard
high above the town.
The mist still clung, and I walked
to where the hill sloped down.
And there I saw, to my delight,
glowing in the green,
a million tiny primroses
the prettiest things I've seen.

"O stop," I thought, "O stop, vain world, in the midst of your toil and strife,
stop and admire the lovely things God gave you in this life.
Stop and admire, on this lonely hill,
surely a wondrous sight-
a million tiny primroses,
glowing in the light."



Poetry by normalil
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Written on 2007-03-15 at 02:37

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penfold18
What a delightful poem to read, don't you just love it when you come across a sight such as this that it inspires you to write about it, nature is such an inspiration.
2007-05-11


Karen Canning
we never truly stop to drink in the beauty do we. I know the place you speak of with your poetic words

huggs
karenxx
2007-03-15



primroses are quite particular as to where they like to grow. Belper is where I was born and here where I live in cornwall primroses grow by the roadside and everywhere there are woods too. This was a great reminder of the true beauty of nature and my own beginnings. Thank you for sharing this distant memory. Smiling at you, Tai
2007-03-15