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It is a thing

         of quiet

the Ampney Brook

         as it flows

past the church

         of St Mary

on the one hand

         water plants

willows

         and various shades of green

some more translucent than others

         and

on the other

         stone work sacred

silences

         and the rough painted nave

of a medieval church

         which hunkers

down in its meadow

         like a

wicket keeper

         and indeed there is

a small gate

         between the churchyard

and the footpath

         to the brook

which is a thing

         of quiet.