‘The trees shake out their masses, joyful,

Drinking the downpour.

The hills pearled, the whole distance drinking

And the earth-smell warm and thick as smoke

And you go, and over the whole land

Like singing heard across evening water

The tall loads are swaying towards their barns

Down the deep lanes.’

From 'Last Load' in a book of Dartmoor (uk)-soaked poems for kindle app: 'Moortown Diary' by Ted Hughes.

Photo: I might make this into photo-art sometime. This image free for use (click for full).

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