A track marked

by broken branches

traverses Redhill Wood

to the pheasant farm; an access road

leads to the dismantled

Southern Line at Bishopsbourne,

home of the orchidist

and the church whose organist

slipped gently off his organ stool.

The Nail Bourne’s waterless this year,

up from its bank cubes

and cylinders cut from a fallen tree

leave a rough negative

Image: Blue cascades / flickr