Tell Me.

Fay Slimm.

 

 

Tell Me.

 

Great standing stones,
lichen pocked,
weather-worn omens,
older than old,
fern spotted,
cold-wind bitten,
anciently holed,
time-honed icons
*
*
age-defeat you resist.

 

Granite flecked rocks,
holy pinnacles,
mossy-grass knotted,
atop sacred hills,
rightly un-hidden,
antiquity keepers,
you alone know
all faithful watchers
*
*
so tell me your secrets.

  • Author: Fay Slimm. (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 29th, 2018 05:25
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 26
  • User favorite of this poem: Aislinn Wilson.
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Comments8

  • FredPeyer

    Well written Fay! We always wonder about these 'secrets', don't we? It is amazing how little we know about our past!

    • Fay Slimm.

      Yes, thanks Fred for the thought of how little we know about our various ancestors and their ways of worship and living. Glad you enjoyed the read about old standing stones.

    • Christina8

      I myself have wondered about these stones and have longed to see them. Beautiful poem!

      • Fay Slimm.

        We here in Cornwall U.K. have many of these mysterious stones Christina and some have the most interesting etchings all over their surface - - what they tell we have never discovered but we love to go look at them whenever we can. So pleased you found the read of old standing stones of interest my friend.

      • orchidee

        Good write Fay.
        Erm yes - I spoke to a tree. I said 'Tell me how old you are?'
        It replied: ' Be a tree- hugger and I will tell you!' A talking tree - known only to me, where it is! heehee.

        • Fay Slimm.

          I love hugging trees and hope they can feel the warmth of my caring - - thanks for the smile in your comment dear Orchi.

        • Michael Edwards

          If only they could tell - great work Fay

          • Fay Slimm.

            Trees of all shapes have graced our land and some of them older than we care to conceive Michael - your watercolours present their beauty so well. Thanks a lot for the comment.

            • Michael Edwards

              I'm running a watercolour workshop on Thursday morning and how to paint trees is a special request

            • Aislinn Wilson

              This is entrancing, and causes something three steps short of a holy drunkenness. What a great piece. I am curious however of the line "age-defeat you resist". What did you intend for that?

              • Fay Slimm.

                Hi Alison - - thank you for your perceptive comment after reading the verse on standing stones and their ancient history which is contained in the markings on the surface of some of them - - the phrase you ask about is a bit of poetic licence to state in a back-to-front way to complete a rhyming sequence - the tribute to standing stones takes for granted that in resisting the defeat and crumble of age they are still upright in many a location. Hope this helps and answers your question. I really appreciate the depth of your read.

                • Aislinn Wilson

                  Thank you for indulging me a further explanation. It's amazing writing.

                • BRIAN & ANGELA

                  Thanks for caring & sharing FAY ! Standing Stones are always an enigma ~ we have many in the Lake District ~ and open to many interpretations ! Every day we see so much and know so little ! Yours BRIAN

                • Kurt Philip Behm

                  Just wonderful, Fay!

                  Kurt

                • Goldfinch60

                  Super write, if only those stones could talk, just think of the tales that they could tell.



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