How to build a stone circle

By Bartholomew Barker

Plant pebbles in a circle
aligned with the tilt of the planet
and the stars of the ecliptic
watch them grow into stones
after centuries — rocks
after millennia — megaliths

Sing to them the same song
your grandmother sang at sunset
the words don't matter
language changes faster
than the moon but the tune
still resonates with the earth

I’ve visited three stone circles in the past week, the Ring of Brodgar, the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Sighthill Stone Circle, a modern incarnation.

Let this serve as fair warning to my landlords.

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