insensate stone
timeless testimony of a period
when man embraced the earth

distinct memories ~
birth, life, death, sacrifice
penance and punishment ~
permeates the air
thrumming with anticipation

darkness gives way to grey
and then to brilliance
as dawn crests Wiltshire

pink stain infuses rock with life
shadows lengthen
bend and stretch
dancing a pagan ritual

the air is alive with silence
as soft as death
as hard as stone
while ancients sit and wait
humming to share the truth