Braintree Town
Saturday 20 June 2026
poetry
Braintree Town, where Essex skies unfold,
A quiet market place of brick and old.
The high street hums with tea‑stained mornings,
While cyclists glide past the council’s warnings.
Rain‑kissed cobbles gleam beneath the lamplight,
And neighbours share a laugh in the local pub’s soft light.
Here history lingers in every chimney sweep,
A modest charm that promises to keep.