Hello Scott,

I love the country too and spend much of my free time in the woods/fields with my dogs and I grew up (partly) in the countryside.
I have spent many happy days camping in the mountains of Snowdonia, the Lake District and the Highlands - nothing beats the fresh air, does it?
A lovely, passionate write.
All the best, Scott

Scott - laughing at my own ignorance there, or maybe it's just because of my own passion for the countryside blinding me to the true meaning of the poem.
I have read it back since you were kind enough to enlighten me, and it's actually even better now. The poem can be taken two ways, and that's always commendable.
Well done on this.
Ben