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Ludlow City Walls

What have you seen,
Old stone, earth bone,
Delved from the deeps of the earth,
Shaped and set in crumbling rows,
Yet once protecting this old town?

Memorials of plundered earth,
Memorials of war,
Lichen-grown; and harsh
As axes and as swords
Striking flesh and bone;
Rough beneath my fingers,
Rough, sun-warmed and bold.

Wine and rose, grey and beige,
Green with mossy age:
Trapped within these walls
'Til time shall come and save;
And into earth again,
Powdered, pressed and formed...
Clay reborn. Earth's regeneration.

Excuse me? Didn't you say yours were quite ordinary? Something to that effect; something which didn't apply.

I like this very much, and having visited a walled town in England, can relate to it very well.

Thank you Lizzy. I appreciate your comments.

But really, I'm only a versifier, not a poet.

In that I'm neither, my hat's off to you, Fljotsdale .

reminds of York near where I'm from

Phil Rose wrote:reminds of York near where I'm from

Really? I don't know York, but some relation of one of my grandsons comes from York.

Ludlow is only a small town - sadly overrun by tourists - but beautiful, with a wonderful ruined castle, as well as the remains of the old town walls.

I wrote the poem on a very warm day, mostly in my head, as I walked the length of a section of wall. It is very beautiful, full of soft colours and rough textures.

It could also apply to the old Roman town where I live. check this link


http://www.chestercc.gov.uk/main.asp?page=441

Margaret, your 'wall' does indeed fit with Fljotsdale's poem. Very nice looking town you have there.

Fljotsdale, Good Poem. I enjoyed it very much!

These walls remind me of Vancouver's sea wall. 6K around the most Beautiful park in the world (but I'm biased). Too bad I've not yet found the way to 'link', then you could all see what I mean (and agree with me).

Linda.

Yes, your Chester's was the wall I was referring to, Margaret. We didn't have time enough to really 'walk' it, but time enough to experience it and relate to Fljotsdale's poem .

I've tried SO many sites with Ludlow pictures, but not even ONE seems to have a picture of the old walls! GRRRRRRRRRR!

However, I have found a nice site with piccies of Ludlow, and if you look at the picture of St Lawrence's church, the lower part of the walls give some vague sort of idea of the lovely soft colours of the old stone walls - minus the lichen and such! The walls are MUCH nicer - I can't imagine why there are no pictures...

http://www.shoppingshropshire.com/pictu ... page2.html

Fljotsdale wrote:I've tried SO many sites with Ludlow pictures, but not even ONE seems to have a picture of the old walls! GRRRRRRRRRR!

here they are

http://www.eu2005.lu/pictures/savoir_lu ... ne_460.jpg

please tell me if this is what you were seeking.

You're so helpful, Pedant.

No. That's a modern building, not Ludlow walls!

Very nice poem.

Fljotsdale wrote:No. That's a modern building, not Ludlow walls!

sorry, I meant this one of course

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn ... /walls.gif