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The walk in March was new to us all
When 12 of our Ramblers
plus Nutmeg and ball
Met at Wickham, a town with a square
With shops
and a pub if you had time to spare.
We walked along the old railway line
All was well, the weather
was fine
Then under the trees and down below
We espied a lawn where a
stream did flow,
With tables and benches just right for us
To have our
lunch without any fuss.
This really was a delightful spot
With plenty of room for our
little lot
Where we could sit and relax at our leisure
Which gave us
all the greatest of pleasure.
As we made our way back to the trail
We saw a notice pinned to
a rail
"This garden was made to mark the "Millennium"
A most kindly
thought was our opinion.
On with the ramble through vineyards and fields
To enjoy the
views that walking reveals
We passed close by a pheasant's plantation
Where the birds flew about in great agitation
And further along we
found chickens and geese
And ducks all a-quacking, disturbing the
peace.
Leaving this most agreeable scene
We went on through the woods
with the trees turning green
And the wood anemones in full array
To
finish our walk on this lovely day.
Now back to the road that led to the square
Where the Ice
Cream man was plying his fare
It was just what we wanted, I must say
We
really had had a beautiful day.
Ruby
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