The Pennine Way

The Pennine Way winds to and fro
As would the wind-swept drifts of snow
Across the moors.  And guidebooks all
Paint vivid landscapes to enthrall
And tempt us walkers with their show;

Bringing to mind how sketches flow
From Wainwright, in the book we know - 
"Companion" - so might it recall
			The Pennine Way.

But no accountant (long ago)
Limns it for us.  We see the glow
Of fellow walkers, past the wall,
Looking back, as with a call
They hail us -  "Cheers!" - to follow so
			The Pennine Way.



Poem by Thann Ward, inspired by
Thomas Hardy's "The Roman Road"

Fellow walkers: Judy, Rob, Neil, Phil, 
Dave, Steve, Martin, Kumaran, Peter, 
Pauline, and others from Kent, Cumbria,
and Yorkshire.