Bob Woodroofe

From pathways to poemsthe paths we have takenthe things we have seenthe words we have foundthis is our journey

Paired Poems Male & Female Two Families Two Landscapes

Life in the Vale as seen through the poet's eyeThis is the third in the trilogy of poetry collections inspired by nature and life in the Vale of Evesham.Each collection shows the changes in life both in the Vale and in the writer himself.

'A journey through a year, a life, an area. As seen through my window on the world.'This is a further collection of verses about local places, people and events in the Vale of Evesham and further afield. They have triggered these responses, some immediate, some years later.The wonders of Nature continue to inspire me as well as John Clare, the Northamptonshire poet and Richard Jefferies, the Wiltshire writer. May I never tire of them. I hope that they and I can bring you a brief respite from today's mad world and some pleasure also.

Having been born & brought up in Evesham I obviously have a special affinity for the Vale & it's countryside.I have spent many happy hours walking the country lanes & footpaths, enjoying the local flora & fauna, the landscape& scenery & the people living in it. This is my attempt to describe my feelings for the area & it's wildlife.It has been influenced by two special literary figures from the past. Richard Jefferies, the Natural History writerfrom Coate in Wiltshire & John Clare, the " Peasant Poet " from Helpston in Northamptonshire.How I found these two I don't know, but they have also proved a constant source of inspiration to me. I hope they would approve of my attempts to bring my feelings of the wonders of Nature to a wider audience.