Poem From A Picture: ‘Trinity’

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Trinity Bridge, Crowland, Lincolnshire, England.

Where water once flowed
like rivers of belief,
diverted elsewhere or underground.
Yet the three-in-one bridge remains,
a reminder that I am a father, a son
and a brother too.

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Poem From A Picture: ‘Doorways’

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The ruins of Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire, England.

Doorways to nowhere,
ghosts whisper from parallel worlds
where alternate timelines run,
better worlds than our own.

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Lost Worlds: Crowland’s Triangular Bridge

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In the centre of the small historic town of Crowland in south Lincolnshire, England, is a most curious piece of architecture, commonly named the triangular bridge.

It dates back to medieval times, when the River Welland split into two at this point, reputedly, necessitating the building of this structure. The river now flows elsewhere beyond the town.

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There is a figure of Christ or possibly King Ethelbald of Mercia, which may have come from the dissolved abbey nearby.

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copyright Leofwine Tanner 2019