- image from lavandallegra.blogspot.com Magical Standing Stones
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Scudding clouds
Threw shadows across the lane
She knew not what could be hidden there
But down this lane she must travel
To reach the standing stones
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If all went to the plans they made
Then she would meet her love
Just as the moon reached mid-heaven
And they would be together thereafter
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Hopefully she prayed
The moon would have cleared the scudding clouds
And the lane would not seem darkly threatening
And unpleasant to her fevered imaginings
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It was so strange
She had walked this lane by day and night’
For many a long year
And never before had simple shadows
Cause such anxiety in her heart to wonder what was afoot
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Tendrils of low-lying fog crept silently across the lane
They seemed to appear from the shadows themselves
Reaching towards the warmth of her flesh
Thicker grew the tendrils of mist
As she hurried towards the lane’s end
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And breathing a heartfelt sigh
She emerged onto the open tor
Towards the standing stones she hurried
Her love to meet her there anon
Yet silence fell strangely around her
As she stood within the stone circle
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The moon was yet to reach mid-heaven
As she wandered round the circle
And as she heard a noise before her
She took a step forward and the spell was cast,
As she passed through one of the portal stones
With no sound, no light, no movement
She vanished from earthly sight
Transported to who knows when
And for how long we cannot know
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But as the last chime of midnight
Rang clearly from the village green
Her love appeared over the hilltop
To search for her, calling her name softly
Yet never did she appear
Though he came each night thereafter
And tales still speak of him long centuries later
Wandering around the stones
As he calls her name searching for her still.
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- image from dearscotland.com Magical Standing Stones
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May fortune smile upon your journeying.
Peace, Love and Joy. Susan x
© Susan Jamieson 2013
Incredible imagery, and not just the photos!
Ray XXX
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Love the mystery! I’ve always been fascinated with the stone circles.
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They draw me in every time I see a picture – when I get back there I’ll have a heck of a time getting away again :0 Susan x
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Hi there. Mentioned you on my blog recently. Thanks for what you do here!! Love, Lady
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Thank you – it is truly appreciated Susan x
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