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I used a bit of word play in the title mis-spelling Stonehenge as Stone Hinge as all thought and subsequent enlightenment "hinges" on stimuli often unknown to us.

Stone Hinge

And so a darkened sky kidnaps the day
relinquishing its light to roiling cloud
sad tone upon the Druid's bell doth chime
as lengthened night drapes all in mournful shroud

No shadows cast by ancient worship stones
no way to track the fingers of their faith
a skeleton of fallen, faded bones
attended to by nameless, faceless wraith

Hard winds still call in voices now unheard
for doctrine has imprisoned spirits soul
and calcified belief amid cold stone
denying all the joy of living's goal

And yet the stones set minds to pondering
the nature of the ancient's conjuring

John G. Lawless
9/10/2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Dietrich Avatar
September 13, 2020 at 2:46 PM
Excellent verse! I just keep seeing parallels to things going on today!
De Beaulieu Avatar
September 10, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Hello John Lawless, yes there is a mystery to the Stone Hinge. How did the stones get there? Who put them there? What was the reason for them to be where they are?What is the meaning of the stones? See questions unanswered. Enjoy your evening my friend.
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