As the evenings start to draw in we thought we would say goodbye to the Summer in a suitable way. There have been a lot of things to celebrate and to be proud of this Summer from a British point of view including The Diamond Jubilee, Andy Murray winning at Wimbledon, The Olympics and Paralympics, not to mention Britain’s Gary Craig setting the new world record for the most underpants worn at one time!
And despite any gloomy news that has been about; every cloud has a silver lining. For example, although our British Summer was the wettest in 100 years, this has meant phenomenal leaf growth, lots of chlorophyll and increased sugar levels in our trees. The result should be a fantastic firework display of Autumn colours as the chlorophyll breaks down.
You may also know that recently, on the 4th of October, it was National Poetry Day. On the day itself here at Atom we discovered that Roger, our MD, is a poet… and we didn’t know it! So without further ado we hope you enjoy a poem that he wrote some time ago about walking in a typically British wood. This is the first time it has been published and we hope you enjoy:-
A Summer's Day
Walking on a Summer’s day,
Through leafy glades by streamy ways,
Neath tangled ivy covered trees,
In cooling shade where sun’s relieved.
Where all that’s heard is nature’s song,
To feel alone and yet belong,
To timeless ever changing tides,
That ebb and flow but never die.
©Roger Illsley 2012 All Rights Reserved
Let’s hope that the Autumn colours are as good as they are billed to be and that there are still more sunny days left to enjoy. You never know, as an encore we might persuade Roger to put pen to paper in celebration of the Autumn too…
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