Sam Bellamy – As Hedgerows Sing of Shriving

They shot the last wolf in England,

Our link to land cut as the crumbling turf.

Lanolin depths washed out from home to hamlet,
Smoke-choked and gathered as mourners.

Even the flint is worn away,
Sparked on steel, napped to nothing.

Based in the rural heart of Suffolk, Sam Bellamy is a writer and editor dedicated to natural environments, folkloric stories, and bringing nature back to being a part of our every day life. He has been previously published in Fairy Piece, The Looking Glass, and The Elaborate Backstory. He edits Green Ink Poetry.

Photograph: Lost Signal by Paul atten Ash

Paul atten Ash is the pseudonym of Bristol-based poet-photographer Paul Nash, whose lens-based artwork engages with the themes of landscape, nature, and mythology. His work has been published by Acropolis Journal, Dark Mountain (forthcoming), Deep Adaptation Forum, Oscillations, Swim Press, and Where Meadows. Website: https://campsite.bio/northseanavigator