Grazed

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Grazing history Ancient lives beneath the grass Casting long shadows

This hillside close to my home was once home to an ancient settlement going back to the earliest times. Later, the Romans built a road below it and who knows the stories of those who passed that way? Today few in the village know or care about what lies beneath the grass of that slope, yet perhaps the older families in this small community may trace their origins all the way back to those first settlers and travellers… Meanwhile the sheep that will provide this generation with warmth and food graze peacefully, recycling history.

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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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26 Responses to Grazed

  1. Olga's avatar Olga says:
    August 26, 2015 at 00:12

    Interesting story about the layers of history hidden below. Lovely haiku.

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  2. Mary Smith's avatar Mary Smith says:
    August 26, 2015 at 00:46

    You might be interested in this project to uncover the secrets of a Roman fort: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Burnswark-Project/1480242575606555
    Love the haiku.

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  3. Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
    August 26, 2015 at 01:22

    I love the thought of layers of history beneath one’s feet. It’s a beautiful, reassuring thing!

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  4. denis1950's avatar denis1950 says:
    August 26, 2015 at 03:09

    This is amazing history. I would be down there digging like a flash.

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  5. Paul F. Lenzi's avatar Paul F. Lenzi says:
    August 26, 2015 at 04:00

    once again, you have me salivating for those historical environs of yours

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  6. purpleslobinrecovery's avatar purpleslobinrecovery says:
    August 26, 2015 at 04:03

    How thought provoking, the sheep unknowingly recycling the past,and the people not knowing, or caring.

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  7. socialbridge's avatar socialbridge says:
    August 26, 2015 at 08:38

    Love this image of history and nature. So gentle.

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  9. Helen Jones's avatar Helen Jones says:
    August 26, 2015 at 09:53

    There are so many layers of history in every square inch of this landscape – it fascinates me endlessly, who was here, what did they do? Buildings once mighty now disappeared without trace, whole villages sinking back into the earth. In another life I think I would have liked to be an archaeologist…

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  10. Maniparna Sengupta Majumder's avatar Maniparna Sengupta Majumder says:
    August 26, 2015 at 11:53

    You can compose haiku on everything! And you do it beautifully each time… 🙂

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  11. noelleg44's avatar noelleg44 says:
    August 26, 2015 at 13:54

    So peaceful and I love the thought of history living beneath the feet of the sheep. I would probably be out there with a shovel, but I know that’s not acceptable!

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  12. Darren Scanlon's avatar Darren Scanlon says:
    August 26, 2015 at 23:48

    English countryside is so beautiful…Oh England.

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  13. macjam47's avatar macjam47 says:
    August 29, 2015 at 00:37

    Lovely haiku. What lies beneath always provokes a tide of interesting thoughts. What lies beneath is truly a reflection of our history.

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