Fortress

SUNDAY SCRIBBLINGS

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FORTRESS

(An Acrostic)

Facing the on-coming army,
Overlooking the battle-field below,
Ramparts ready and waiting
To repel the attacking foe!
Rising above the tree-tops,
Every soldier sturdy and straight!
Sentinel! Defending the righteous!
See! The enemy is at the gate!

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SANDSTONE

Sometimes the dazzle of the sun and the sea

Obscure the more mundane beneath our feet.

Here is a humdrum beachside view, with all the colour bleached,

Devoid of blue and green, and breeze and heat.

And, suddenly, the sandstone reveals itself to us,

With curves and shadows, like a piece of art,

And greenery and waves recede from their normal centre-stage,

While sandstone plays the most important part.

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