Gates

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Gates

1.
Here at Valley's End there is not a 'Keep Out' gate anywhere, the only gates we have are front gates, picket gates, garden gates, gates to keep stock in, and gates for decorative purposes only.

All roads and lanes lead to open country all around, secretive footpaths invite rambling without let or hindrance. If you meet someone unknown, you greet them, and if they give you half a chance, you involve them in a conversation about the weather, where they come from, what they are doing in the area, where they are staying if they are on holiday; most importantly, how they like it here.

2.
Here at Valley's End
there is not a 'Keep Out' gate anywhere,
the only gates we have are front gates,
picket gates, garden gates,
gates to keep stock in,
and gates for decorative purposes only.

All roads and lanes lead
to open country all around,
secretive footpaths invite rambling
without let or hindrance.
If you meet someone unknown,
you greet them,
and if they give you half a chance,
you involve them in a conversation
about the weather,
where they come from,
what they are doing in the area,
where they are staying if they are on holiday;
most importantly, how they like it here.

Friko

Posted over on her site Friko's Musings
1. Friko's prose, pulled from essay on her site.
2. Line breaks by Glenn Buttkus