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Silenced #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Wide horizons missed Human stories left untold Silenced by lockdown *

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Flight…

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* As the narrow-boat’s snout tickled the under-bridge, Black-Jack cut the engine and peered through the white gloom… A landing-official waved his stray arm in greeting, the lights beyond him intimated warmth and festivity. An Owl screeched! Black-Jack turned to … Continue reading →

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Tom Banjo…

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Down the dark stairwell,  a silent progress plotted. ‘Twas death in that  house were Tom but spotted. …He reached the door, a tree clad Owl hooted. Three seconds more and Tom was Seven League Booted. One stride it took … Continue reading →

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Bardic Study – Waltz of the New Moon…

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Another one of Robin’s early efforts. When invoking the  Bardic Spirit there are not too many candidates around, unfortunately… For a spell, this was my all-time favourite song ever, if only for its helter-skelter whirl of minor-key madness… * … Continue reading →

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Bardic Study – The Iron Stone…

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Another early song from Robin Williamson. Not too much to interpret, perhaps, in this offering. Just a straight forward description of the finding of a stone, which we are bound to assume is the account of a true story. … Continue reading →

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Wayland: The White Horse… Stuart France

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* But according to some, Wayland has far more onerous responsibilities than shoeing the horses of passing way farers… * A group of local lads were enjoying a drink one evening at the White Horse Inn, Woolstone, when an unknown … Continue reading →

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Wake up, turn on, tune in…

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* To find a stone laid by the Snake of Steel City, Before the Lowly-Ladies House, Beyond a Blood-Baked Bridge, Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Sun, Moon and Stars…

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* … “Before Ogma, I swear. Before Sun and Moon and Stars, before Sky, Land and Sea, I swear. Before the Sidhe-Folk, I swear… Defenders of the land, victory and defeat are created in each of you. What I ask … Continue reading →

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Temple of Living Land…

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* … “So, why haven’t you written a book?” “Never been given a story.” * I remember the exchange well and the precise location. We were in the back room of the Queen Anne Public House, and it was the … Continue reading →

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Feeling True…

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

…Her hand crept to the feather at her throat. Her gift from the gods. The colour of flame. She had strayed from the path. Seeking silence. Preparing herself for what was to come. The great bird had wheeled overhead. Soaring … Continue reading →

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