Hedge bench

 

Sometimes we all need some natural protection and I love the way the people who cut the hedge round Leslie Barnett's bench here have taken so much care over it. I sat here and felt I was hiding in a little green warren. 

We're watching you bench....

 I saw this bench in Edinburgh, it was situated just opposite the flat where the couple lived. I'm sure there's a story here...

Benches of Love

 Found in the Cambridge Botanical Gardens... happy Valentines Day  xx

A bits and pieces bench

We found this one when we were walking in Cornwall. Still sittable though...

 

wood to wood benches

 This is obviously the start of a collection... there's something poignant about a wooden bench that hasn't forgotten where it came from! That third picture, in particular, looks as if the roots are coming to claim it back...

Bench with a view

 

Graffiti bench

 

Derek's bench by the river

 

This isn't a bench poem, but I think it should be!

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If you don't mind,

can I just sit here today?

Can I not be amusing please?

by Dionne Brand

An Exmoor bench - and why it's worth reading ALL the plaques....