Newbanks Cottage

by Janine Pulford Easter Monday 2000: To Mum and Dad Turbines on the mountain  Beyond the spreading beech tree Swish in the early morn As a hearty cockerel Hails the dawn Punctuating the perpetual noise from the rookery  A pheasant’s harsh shrill Slices the crisp, chill air. Closed cups of tulips point skywards  And daffodils…