I watched the wind swept high plateau outspread
Where standing stones still mushroom from the loam,
Where moonlight makes them seem like polished chrome,
Tall tombstones of lost Titans long since dead.
Then at each monumental dawn’s sharp red
Its pomp recalls an otherworldly Rome
Below the vault of starry heaven’s dome
Linked to the stars by unseen silver thread.
When evening comes the halflight plays upon
Each menhir, as the Sun dips from the sky,
And trumpets blare to sound oblivion,
Here where the sad and sable shadows lie,
A land of rarely guessed deep sorcery,
A place of dark unfathomed mystery.
Please tell me what you think
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Superb!
This was a wonderful piece. I thought it possessed a quality that really draws the reader in. Also, your lines produced some very vivid images. Superb work!
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Beautiful!! Awesome Imagery!!!
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This was wonderfully written! I love the standing stones in Europe. They do inspire a certain awe. Beautifully written with great imagery. Yours in poetry,
gypsy
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This was wonderfully written! I thought that you did an incredible job with this and the background is just so pretty!. Keep up the great work!
Take care
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Very nice work, my darling. I love the standing stones in Europe, and this piece is a testament to their dignity and beauty!
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I like this a lot. I have seen Stonehenge & a few other stone circles in my country, this is almost like being there. They do inspire a certain awe, especially Stonehenge (well, it was either that or the Carlsberg Special Brew).
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Very very good work
It reads as a magical mysterious place that has a compelling feel about it that seems hypnotic, and draws the reader in.
There is also a melancholy here, and something that is indefinable, that cannot be explained,in mere words.
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Very very good work !
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wow you really use great imagery in this wonderful little write. Great job!
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This is so well written!! Ok It is time for me to go get slayers dictionary for more high quality complimentary words for this piece because your words are way too incredible for mine!! This is wonderful!! This is an outstanding write!! Its beautiful!! I love it!!
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I love where this takes me, I am bookmarking this one, it is such a beautiful and mysterious poem, with an almost trancelike flow and mood, it enchants the corners of my mind, transporting me to lands of old
in times of magical enchantments. this is supurb in all its fantasy!
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Superb plus
Once again a very fine write, indeed, my friend. Imagery, rhythm and rhyme are just fine. For those who may not know what a 'menhir' is, I thought I'ld give you a 'footnote' (URL):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menhir
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Magical!!!! I felt the mystery, mysticism and the ancient "pull". This is a fantastic write, my talented friend!!! WOW!!!
Lady D
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Food for thought
While sitting on the floor with my two-year old nephew, playing with blocks, I thought of the standing stones of Corwall, Brittany, Scotland and other places his ancestors lived and wondered at the instinct that passes through generations, compelling people to erect columns, raise an ebenezer or create a circle of rocks. I think all of humanity must be contained in each cell. An unfathomed mystery, indeed.
This is a wonderful poem.
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The first eight are amazing in their description, powerful and impressive...the last six are equally impressive and grab the reader with their tone and air of mystic importance. A lovely sonnet; all your sonnets are lovely..
, Dannie
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Very cool. I've long been intrigued by Stonehenge and I was actually just reading about it last night. One of these days I'm going to visit it.
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