Liquorice Fields poem

This poem was written by L. Marie, a member of the Wakefield Word Writers' Group.

It was written in response to the liquorice stamp in our 100 Years of Collecting Online Exhibition

A wooden handled liquorice stamp, with a design of Pontefract Castle and the initials F D


I’m running as fast as I can, the school bell has rung, and I am on my way


Home is no good, I don’t want to be there, I prefer to be wild out in fresh air

Through trees to the ponds, see the tadpoles and sticklebacks

Might put some in a bucket to show off to my dad

But first...

As I get closer, I get prepared, to take in that distinct scent in the air

A sea of vibrant green and purple to revel

The waves of earthy hues, ripe yet mellow

I scamper through the fields of fern

Find my best friend

Sat in the foliage, root picking away, the simplest things that make our day

The bitterness, the flavour, I sit there and savour

The sweet tang of the bark as I snap, and I chew

Oh, I relish it, the earthy undertone, it's like no other

A woodiness, a sweetness sings to me

A floral note, a tart like beat

We didn’t have much, but this was such a treat

I nibble and tear at the redolent root

It’s raw, it’s ready, it needs no charm

Just a simple stick right in my palm

For this stick gives me so much joy

I am forever thankful to be this boy

Who had fields of gold so close by to cherish

The wonderful bitterish liquorice.

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