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Polzeath CornwallPOLZEATH CORNWALL / Gathered here amongst the hills of our hearts / The stones of us, our joy, hopes, history, dreams

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SNOW & GORSE TREE PLASTERDOWN DARTMOORThe shadows of us fall away, / Opening portals within ourselves, / The joy of us, the song,

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OwlI miss hearing the owl's call / I imagine walking to the field nearby / To wait and listen

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Wistman's Wood Dartmoor Devon July 2012These trees are like creatures; / Singing earth held songs of ancient / Untold time

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Whitsands Bay CornwallWHITSANDS BAY CORNWALL / The hawk hangs in the air / A brown sear in the sky

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Ash Tree At Scorhill DartmoorAsh Tree, Scorhill, Dartmoor.How many times did I pass you?Gnarled, twisted, soulful;You were a gateway to my otherworld,A silver portal to the circle of my heart,The winds have shaped your passage,Like a grey ship on stormy seas you have endured.The wave years have taken their toll,Branches bend now in nodding sleep…Your roots entwine the grey granite rocks,Smooth and strong, they bore my silent tear streaked dreams away….

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Widemouth Bay, CornwallSurfers like seals dot the ocean / Out in this swell, the salt laden pull / Anchors me in the wide bay

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The well of healingTake me to the well of healing / That lies at the end of the hillside / And I will find peace there

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Tavy Cleave DartmoorTavy CleaveWhen I walked along your leats;The hawk soared the sky,Singing it's song like prayer,Cutting through blue time.Round your corner of hill majesty,Tawny colours grew;Grass: dun as a horses back;Cleaved hills knitted my fissured flesh and heart.Empted I approached:The blue river of you flowed through me,Where echoed waterfalls reached deep pools,Sweet wild songs rose to the top of your granite shoulders.

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StarlingsI watched you today; / I admired your strutting decadence / Unruly, dishevelled bird of jagged honesty

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@rachel-burch

English

Joined 2010

Devon based Landscape Photographer Rachel Burch BA Hons Living & Working on Dartmoor I am a professional photographer and have an educational background in Arts and Humanities ( BA honours degree in Film and English studies from UEA and a Diploma in Photography.) . I have developed arrange of expertise over the past 20 years which includes basic darkroom technique and embracing digital technology. My first choice of equipment is a Nikon D200 camera and a Manfrotto tripod. I have exhibited my work at a local and national level the most recent being at Duchy Square in Princetown in June 2011. I complement my visual work with self- penned poetic writing and both my imagery and writing reflect a deeply held love of the Westcountry landscape. I have published my poetic work in two separate collections I provide group and personal tuition and mentoring on site on Dartmoor with demonstrations of technique and composition.

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