Annie Smith-Jones lived a privileged life

Private School

The best house in Kent with coastal views

And a villa in France with views to the sea

 

But she knew that she was lonely

Because the apple orchards told her so

 

Her grandmother had lived

In one such orchard

In Teston Kent

And Annie

Wanted to live there one day

 

As her grandmother

Was the only person

Who made her really

Happy

Valley

Was in Africa

And was settled

By the Happy Valley Set

Who lived their decadent lives

Many years ago

 

Annie’s grandmother

Was born in Africa

And lived there until the war

 

She was an English Rose

As her granddaughter was

 

It is rare to find roses

In apple orchards

Especially in the Southern Counties

 

But noted examples

Have been found

In Teston Kent