ALONG THE RAIL-TRACK

Plums galore, for anyone passing by;

 - someone thought to plant 

a thicket of damsons along the embankment.

Baskets and armfuls of fruit for free,

to stew, freeze, munch -

and for birds a’plenty.

There’s a seasonal bonanza this drought year!

My! See the hedgerows! 

chestnuts and blackberries in profusion;

Hawthorn and Hazel promises autumnal abundance

for avifauna, squirrels and insects

before the next Ice Age sets in.