horseshoes clatter
metal pealing against cobblestones
in a chiming of bells
as dreamlike figures ghost by
a cavalcade of spirits
messengers from the past
bearing warning from a time of
division and strife
for those who care to listen
This week’s photo was taken at an English Civil War reenactment in my home town of Newark-on-Trent a year or so ago. The figures on horseback were the messengers from the parliamentary forces who carried the terms of surrender for the royalist town. If you’d like to see more pictures from the event, you can check out my post about it here. If you’d like to learn more about the history behind the event, check out my mum, Millie Thom’s, post on it here.
An Enchanted Place 