A February sunset casts an elegant shadow of the Magdalene College tower on the still water of the flooded college water-meadow. Even amidst the serious side of this academic city and seat of learning there is much creativity in the air here for poets, writers and all who are willing to let their imagination flow in this beautiful place.
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In his masterpiece ‘The Shepherd’s Calendar‘, John Clare reminds us of traditional English rural life through the changing seasons. Those were hard times of course, yet they had something precious that today we seem to have lost.
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This old barn has seen better days. Weather -beaten boards and thatching with a collection of old cart wheels leaning against the walls. Looking rather forgotten it stands, full of character, as a reminder of bygone days.
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If you visit Exmoor for the first time it will charm and change you. It will be love-at-first-sight. This is a place to stir our poetic genius, unleash our imagination to roam and set our spirit soaring.
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A Listening Heart 