It’s said that Merlin bore them here
Around 5,000 years ago.
I know they cost the bearer dear.
The sarsens and the bluestones rear
Above the Plain. What lies below?
It’s said that Merlin bore them here;
The lintels lying like a bier
Weigh each two dozen tons or so.
I know they cost the bearer dear.
Each tore right through, a ripe menhir,
And issued in a bloody flow.
It’s said that Merlin bore them here:
A sacrifice or souvenir?
A victory of sorts, although
I know they cost the bearer dear.
Through Logres up to Lincolnshire
The old way runs. Though none can know,
It’s said that Merlin bore them here.
I know they cost the bearer dear.
Julia Griffin
