Category Archives: The Silent Eye

The Dragon of Elizabeth’s Seas. – Steve Tanham

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is the beginning of May, 1587, and a man known locally as The Dragon is headed for Cadiz on Spain’s Atlantic coast. His mission is not peaceful. The act of sailing to Cadiz poses few challenges for this master … Continue reading →

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Circle of Heaven… Stuart France

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* To find a Black-Bird’s Stone Laid-by the Snake of Steel City, Before the Lowly-Ladies House, Beyond a Blood-Baked Bridge. O’er stile and up, a rise Which leads out-the-wood High, upon a ridge… Continue reading at Stuart France

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Derbyshire’s Green Man… Stuart France

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Beyond the forest’s leafy shade, The hooded one, with giant’s pace From pinnacle to pinnacle Leap’t silently, in moonlit grace… * In eremitic solitude In caverns deep to meditate… Within, the riddle of the night, A key that will … Continue reading →

Twitching the curtains…

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I stood at the window, doing the dishes and watching the sun set behind the houses. The old lady who lives at the end of the street walked by and smiled at me through the glass; there is no sense … Continue reading →

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Old Priest’s Parlour… Stuart France

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Where silver trees have bent their bough O’er sleepy village streets, we go to solve the riddle of the stones A scattered presence in a row. * To nourish soul and body’s need- A place where ancient bards ovate, … Continue reading →

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Alder-Ley… Stuart France

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* A rift in the bed-rock Makes us wonder Just what is destined to emerge… A poisonous fume Or the trailing plumes Of a Sun-Bird? * Source: Stuart France

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Burning Bush… Stuart France

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* So, what to say of this banner? It is a work of art, certainly. It is a work of art which transcends the medieval style of its composition, although, the ‘S’ as an ‘eight’ and the ‘M’ as an … Continue reading →

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She of the Voice – Steve Tanham

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Ra-bi-ya, Ra-bi-ya…” As she surveys the black and white squares of the court before her, the song echoes in her head, a beloved memory of time spent, long ago, with her mother, playing their hiding game among the orange groves … Continue reading →

Given III… Stuart France

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “The problem with ‘religious art’ is that whenever you start to enthuse about it people put you down as ‘God Squad’.” “And then impose their own conception of ‘God’ on you.” “Which is usually a hideously naive one.” “I’d … Continue reading →

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Clues III… Stuart France

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “Well, it has taken a while, but I think we can be fairly certain that this particular example of the symbolist’s art has something to do with the number eight.” “‘Fairly certain’? ‘Something to do with’? It is hardly … Continue reading →