Heather – Cee’s photo challenge

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Sue Vincent

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Tall the cliffs of stone
That mark the entry to my heart’s domain,
Wild and empty in its vastness
The solitude of living earth.
The wind lifts the heart
And bears it through the storm
To where the lichen crusted rocks
Cling to the clouds.
Part of my heart remains there
Scattered with the ashes of a lost love
Mingled with the joy and pain of memory,
Of childhood wonder and a lover’s kiss.
Deep the roots which bind me to that land,
Like the weathered pines that cling for life
To the purple hillside…
Genuflecting, but standing, still,
Naked in the mist.
Or the great stones,
Ice carved in aeons past
Into a landscape of dreams,
Marked by ancient hands
With figures of Light,
That I may stand beside them,
Millennia apart,
And recognise my kin.

I was asked to join this challenge by El of Far Out in Africa. If you haven’t been over there, do have a look. Wonderful pictures and stories!

In turn, today, should he choose to accept… I nominate Denis from Haiku Hound

http://ceenphotography.com/2015/04/20/five-photos-five-stories-challenge-day-four-late-afternoon-delight/

The rules of Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge are:
1) Post a photo each day for five consecutive day
2) Attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or a short paragraph. It’s entirely up to the individual.
3) Nominate another blogger to carry on the challenge. Your nominee is free to accept or decline the invitation. This is fun, not a command performance!

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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17 Responses to Heather – Cee’s photo challenge

  1. barbtaub's avatar barbtaub says:
    April 29, 2015 at 10:02

    Gorgeous heather! Where/when was picture taken?

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  2. Darren Scanlon's avatar Darren Scanlon says:
    April 29, 2015 at 11:39

    I bow down, humbled, by your wonderful kin as my mind drifts through the rocks and valleys of your wonderful poem. True beauty in every line. Excellent!

    D.

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  3. El Rolyat's avatar El Rolyat says:
    April 29, 2015 at 14:55

    Thank you for playing along – I love the words in your poem! And that photo is beautiful.

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  4. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    April 29, 2015 at 15:54

    Again… beautiful words to go with a most lovely photo.

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  6. Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
    April 29, 2015 at 18:50

    I can’t believe how beautiful the heather is! Your words express the pull on your heart so well (and from the photo I can see why!)

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  8. Suzanne Joshi's avatar Suzanne Joshi says:
    May 2, 2015 at 10:54

    Beautiful photo, Sue.

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