Stone in
Arundel Castle
hums with
vibrations of its past –
a proud
defender of river and land
it suffered a poisoned well for the Royalists
and onslaughts from Cromwell's force.
St Wilfrid,
says Bede,
brought men
of Sussex to a Christian faith
by teaching
them to fish.
An ancient
Priory solid in flint
bears his
name. Here masses were sung
for benefactors’souls.
St Nicholas
would love
the church that’s his.
Window
arches in ivy and stone
fill up,overflow with light.
A gargoyle
glares and spits
rain down
from the roof.
Gravestone
dates tell sad tales,
sink beneath
the roots.
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