I walked through an ancient path, woodland poems
Fujifilm x100, 35mm focus length, iso 800
Kilkenny woodlands
Landscape photography : Nigel Borrington
A woodland walk
I walked through ancient paths,
where hidden mysteries lay
beneath our feet
and a choir of birds sing out loud,
with jewels dancing in the air.
Scrunching feet walk along
the twisting paths which
zigzag their way through
tall giants. Giants who
stand next to us.
While stepping on the
bones of the past,
sweet smells turn orange to red.
The giants form a roof with windows.
Sheltering the emerald flowers that
dapple the green carpet.
Spider webs shimmer like silver silk
as they whisper their secrets.
I walked those ancient paths.
………………………
A Woodland Walk
I took a walk today,
where the trees like giants,
held up the sky.
The breeze tickled the leaves
Many people have walked
on these ancient paths,
Discovering hidden secrets,
Foxes hiding in the shadows,
birds calling from the tree tops.
I took a walk today
and passed a trickling stream,
Where leaves crunched underfoot.
Water ran over boulders,
as it tumbled down the bank.
In the dappled shade,
jewel like light hits the ground.
Flies hang in the air, dancing.
What a wonderful walk!
Nigel Borrington 
Lovely images Nigel
July 4, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Hello Noel 🙂
Thank you and very pleased you enjoyed them 🙂
July 4, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Lovely images Nigel. I love the B&W 🙂
July 4, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Thank you and me to! very pleased you liked them!
July 4, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Beautiful images and post, Nigel
July 4, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Hello Scott 🙂
Many thanks to you !
July 4, 2013 at 5:46 pm
When I saw the first image I immediately thought of that lovely Robert Frost poem, ‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’ but then I read those fantastic poems! Were they really written by children? Amazing work – images and words.
July 4, 2013 at 7:56 pm
Hello Ws 🙂
Yes I know, I think they may have had some help but they are only 4-6 year old’s :), I came across these about two weeks ago and they are brilliant 🙂
I will go a find the Robert frost poem, thank you !
July 5, 2013 at 9:34 am
A truly wonderful combination of forest trees, snow and a misty atmosphere. The second view is full of mystery with the path winding its way through life’s difficulties…..
July 5, 2013 at 7:47 pm
gorgeous photos and what a lovely poem. do you know who wrote the first one that starts with “I walked through ancient paths”?
January 31, 2015 at 4:28 pm