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Welsh Poetry Sunday: Whose Land Is This?

As a companion piece to yesterday’s cry from the heart by campaign group Save Penrhos, this poem expresses their love and care for that land

Hilary Paterson-JonesbyHilary Paterson-Jones
11-06-2023 20:17
in Poetry, Voices | Lleisiau
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Fungi and moss

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I cried last night
As watched the numbers rise
I held my breath
Tears flowed from my eyes
Will they ever know
Those that live within
How hard we’ve fought
This almighty battle to win
The tiny snowdrop
The yellow of our national flower
The Betting Stand 
The magnificent Bailiff’s Tower
The dark green moss 
On the surrounding walls
The bats that fly
A cacophony of calls
Of all the birds
Who have found their home
Who watch from high 
As we freely roam
Whose land is this?
What is its fate?
Three against five
The most powerful eight
Voting away
Its rights and protections
Thousands who care
Scream out their objections
Together we’re strong
We’ll fight the good fight
Our noise is deafening
They’ll hear us alright
Those men in big houses
Who came to survey
Can all go to hell 
They're not having their way
This land is ours
It belongs to us all
The tiniest fungi
Ancient trees so tall
A place to just be
peace and tranquillity 
The beach and the meadow
Intertwined with history
The wrongs will be righted
This is our land
We will protect you
Our Penrhos will stand
I humbly thank you
For every penny you give
Will bring a new dawn
So Penrhos can live.

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Hilary Paterson-Jones is the founder and campaign leader of the group Save Penrhos Country Park Holyhead.

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