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About Mungrisdale Writers The Mungrisdale Writers are a group of creative writers who meet fortnightly at the Village Hall and Recreation Rooms, Mungrisdale. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds and as a group we are interested in a broad range of topics. Some of us have written for publication but others are novices. We find the group both stimulating and entertaining and the Village Hall a wonderful place to work. Our writing is inspired by the ever changing seasons, the beauty of nature in our Cumbrian setting and the life and people around us. Angela Locke, our tutor, guides us on our creative and meditative journeys. Her encouragement helps us develop confidence to move forwards with our work.

(If you interested in developing your own creativity then come and join us. All that is needed is a pen and paper and a desire through sharing and friendship to become involved in a journey of self discovery.)


The summit of High Pike, photographed by Ronnie Auld
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Ebbing and Flowing
Dorothy Crowther

 

Ebbing and flowing of the tide

Reflecting life and light

Everything coming and going

Twisting and turning

Nothing ever stays the same.

 

Old bones and driftwood

On the shore.

Scrap metal swept in by the sea.

Sea creatures, weed and shells

All decaying and

Moving into elemental form.

 

But here lie pieces of plastic,

Old bottles, toys, tin cans.

Man made and lasting for ever.

Littering and destroying the beauty.

 

Man has made so many things.

He is clever beyond belief.

But his ingenuity will be gone for ever

If he does not remember

The ebbing and flowing of the tide.

 

Iona 2005

Two Grannies
Jill Faux

 

One, a young girl

Blond hair loose

Happy, laughing

White smock floating

Her arms enfolding

Her pet goat

His ugly face loving

Her carefree beauty.

 

The other, a young woman

Fancy dressed

With frills and flounces

Hair piled high

Daintily holding her skirts

Conscious of her looks

Knowing her impact

On the beholder

 

One earth rooted

Practical, wise, decisive

A no nonsense granny

From down under

The other protected

Soft, delicate, kind

A kiss it better granny

From the English middle class

 

Both loved, both special

Both mine.

 

Autumn 2007

 

 
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