“Undulating rivulets emerged when Paleocene glacial ice had formed Fluvial rifts worn in naked chalk hills, Currents flowed over burnished boulders Moving past numinous burial mounds.” LondonRiverThamesTamesaTamesasTamesisPaleocene Book:The Bones of the Poor Source: The Bones of the Poor
“Numerous gifted objects; black granite Etchings, carved statues, broken goddesses, Inscriptions, pottery, jewelry, rough-hewn Garnets, flowers, consecrated herbs, skulls, Gold ornaments, weapons, prized artifacts; Sacrifices, ancestors’ ageless prayers Left with olden Father Thames. For them, The sinuous streams were alive, full worlds Of votive offerings inside murky depths, Lifeblood pleas, observances thereafter Troubles now vanished, solemn promises, Treasures carefully bestowed upon Spirits, watchful deities; faithfully Invoking his ancient name Tamesas.” LondonRiverPaganThamesOfferingsTamesaTamesasTamesis Book:The Bones of the Poor Source: The Bones of the Poor
“From seasonal splashes near Trewsbury European eels migrate upstream; Myriad carp, redfin perch, brook lamprey, Dragonflies, mosquitoes, wee midges, Pale cormorant, herring gulls, wagtails, Swans glide round woodland tapestry, Braided channel islands rest alone, Arched medieval stone slab bridges, Tree lines fête ash, alder, chestnut, beech. Floodplains, tangled sedge reedbeds, Owls speed above tree-covered islets, Teaming alluvium water-meadows Growing lavender, iris, marigold.” LondonRiverThamesTamesaTamesasTamesis Book:The Bones of the Poor Source: The Bones of the Poor
“Father Thames drifts beside misty heath Dark surfaces veil universes beneath, Hushed verge our temple, tall hedge my altar, Heeding eerie owl calls some reveal they have heard, long-expected wintery freeze, Unending run which travels further east, Aquatic animals receive refuge below.” LondonRiverThamesTamesaTamesasTamesis Book:The Bones of the Poor Source: The Bones of the Poor