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R S Kendle – Cailleach
Lament rising from mists
Come unbidden
From formless depths.
Primordial mother
Risen from the drifts of time
I know you by another name.
Walked these lands
Paths not yet trodden.
Each corrie, lairig, scree,
Lineaments graven in your image.
Bones retract into granite once more
Backbone of a venerable landscape.
Songs lost to ravening time.
Echoes that endure
In the shape of mountains.
R S Kendle is a poet and writer from the north-east of Scotland. They hold a BA Honours in English Literature and Politics from the University of Strathclyde. Their work has been featured in several anthologies and digital publications, including Feminist Space Camp, Free Verse Revolution, and The Winged Moon.
Photograph: Embryo by Wendy Hess
Wendy Hess is from Berkeley California, USA. As an Artist, Photographer and Author, she enjoys the Gothic, Classic, Humorous, Magic, and Bizarre side of Life. Her work has been featured in Cauldron Anthology, Seaborne, Floresta, Acropolis Journal, Lavender Bones, Nymph Magazine, and Disability In Fairytales And Folklore.
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