Littlestone
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Megalithic Paintings
Oct 07, 2006, 10:27
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By artist/title and a link to the painting? Would be a great reference facility.
On second thoughts, and with us lot in mind, it might be more useful to have it by title/artist followed by a link to the picture or print. eg -
Stonehenge by William Camden http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6094/1623/400/William%20Camden%20%281551-1623%29.0.jpg
And as there are probably more prints than paintings on the megalithic theme, perhaps Megalithic Pictures or some such would be more appropriate - could be fun :-)
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nigelswift
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Re: Megalithic Paintings
Oct 07, 2006, 10:42
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Well, all my life I've been planning a megalithic poetry and images blog but sadly that's been taken away from me, so a paintings thread would be some small compensation.... ;)
Actually, laid out in the way you suggest it would be an ideal resource for you to pick up images for your poems. And anyway, I guess you could use the images in your blog even if you don't have poetry to go with them.
Goferit i say. Doesn't matter who starts it.
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Littlestone
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Re: Megalithic Paintings
Oct 07, 2006, 11:01
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nigelswift wrote: Well, all my life I've been planning a megalithic poetry and images blog but sadly that's been taken away from me, so a paintings thread would be some small compensation.... ;)
Actually, laid out in the way you suggest it would be an ideal resource for you to pick up images for your poems. And anyway, I guess you could use the images in your blog even if you don't have poetry to go with them.
Goferit i say. Doesn't matter who starts it.
Nah, you start it Nigel, it's your idea (and anyway, I'm thinkin' of starting a Megalithic Music thread ;-)
Dunno if you want to use William Camden's Stonehenge for launch - mention it because (and I might be wrong) it's maybe the mother of all megalithic pictures :-)
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Hob
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Edited Oct 09, 2006, 11:18
John Owen Smith: Duddo Stones
Oct 07, 2006, 21:09
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Duddo Stones
Stone hands
Raised in the air;
A perpetual motion.
Ploughed lands
Will share the affair,
With a yearly reunion
John Owen Smith, 1991
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Littlestone
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Re: Megalithic Poems
Oct 07, 2006, 21:30
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Bloody 'ell. Sometimes the simplicity of it says all there is to say. Thanks Hob
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chris s
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D.M. Thomas "Penwith"
Oct 07, 2006, 22:46
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Did flint tools or alone the driving rain
complete its holy paradox: granitic
yet sensitive as a bone?
Nine maidens petrified for sabbath dancing
or sun-discs crouched in an altar-less ring
in a misty field the sea's whetstone hones
to a sharp blade;the sun tests it, aslant.
On the humped moor's spine,consumptive mineres
turned aside from their plod home to crouch and pass
through the men-an-tol, the ring of granite.
I am the loganstone a cloud can alter,
inert mass trembling on a compass point;
Iam the men-an-tol, the wind's vagina;
I am the circle of stones grouped around grass.
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Littlestone
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Re: D.M. Thomas "Penwith"
Oct 07, 2006, 22:54
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...trembling on a compass point...
Eeeya... I'll take that tonight to the dark and silent gate.
Thanks again chris.
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chris s
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Charles Causley - Trethevy Quoit
Oct 09, 2006, 03:27
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See to the north, the south.
At the moor's crown
Thin Field, hard- won, turns on
The Puzzle of Stones.
Lying in dreamtime here
Knees dragged to chin,
With dagger, food and drink -
Who was that one?
None shall know, says bully blackbird.
None.
Field threaded with flowers
Cols in lost sun.
Under furze bank, yarrow
Sinks the drowned mine.
By spoil dump and bothy
Down the moor spine
Hear long-vanished voices
Falling again.
Now they are all gone, says bully blackbird.
All gone.
Hedgebirds loose on wild air
Their dole of song.
From churchtown the tractor
Stammers, is dumb.
In the wilderness house
Of granite, thorn,
Ask where are those who came.
Ask why we come.
Home, says bully blackbird,
Where is home?
(NB: In the original the blackbird's refrain is rendered in italics)
Chris
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chris s
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Re: Charles Causley - Trethevy Quoit - oops
Oct 09, 2006, 03:29
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.........line 2 para 2 should of course read 'cools'
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Chris
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whatisthat
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Re: Charles Causley - Trethevy Quoit - oops
Oct 09, 2006, 07:57
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chris s wrote: .........line 2 para 2 should of course read 'cools'
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Chris
You can edit forum posts at http://www.headheritage.co.uk/headtohead/tma Chris S. You may have to log in again.
I use this nice facility all the time, my typos are terrible!
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