Broch
Thu, 12/07/2007 - 23:08 — Chris McGinlay
Date poem written:
26 March 2007BROCH
Circled by water,
they built circles of stone
in hope blood-tides
might break upon them,
these currents carrying
invaders to coastline
dashed on rocks
hauled to shore
up their frail existence,
hoping to escape
the bitter light of battle,
the ebb and flow of war.