Orkney standing stones. Photo credit: Author

Endurance

A poem inspired by a visit to Orkney

Stone has been carved out of the earth and now stands before us.
Lasting the distance.
Standing firm.
Reaching the endpoint, here
despite setbacks.

Standing stones inspire wonder,
I wonder why?
But the stone is silent
or is it?

A permanent reminder of what has gone before
but the records have been lost.
A Neolithic art installation?
Enduring much, much longer
than the artist could have imagined…

Lasting the distance,
standing firm.
Reaching the endpoint, here
despite setbacks.
Stone has been carved out of the earth and now stands before us.

Stone has been carved out of the earth and now stands before us.
Lasting the distance.
Standing firm.
Reaching the endpoint, here
despite setbacks.