Below are four of W.H.Auden's poem which seem to be inspired by the karst landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. The third of the short poems reminds me of Jingling Pot in West Kingsdale (see the second photograph).
Auden made some changes to the Limestone poem late in life; it is the revised version that is presented here. If you are interested in the original then mail me at arb@sat.dundee.ac.uk. More Auden information can be found at The Auden Society.
"The underground roads
Are, as the dead prefer them,
Always tortuous."
"When he looked the cave in the eye,
Hercules
Had a moment of doubt."
"Leaning out over
The dreadful precipice,
One contemptuous tree."
(C) W.H. Auden
If you have come here looking for the poem used in Four Weddings and a Funeral you should try University of Gent, Belgium
Other than that, any good bookshop will have books of Auden poetry!
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