Melkur

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I have 189 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 89901 times and 26 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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http://www.easthighlandgothiccom.wordpress.com

My stories

Old Man of Hoy

By Melkur on Thu, 07 Feb 2013

Skeletal in outline with walking stick, Old before the Vikings put to sea To pillage the coast from coastline; Stark witness to robbery and fire, That hollow victory of the solid masts,
Nature
Poem
Certificate U

St Monans Cave, Fife

By Melkur on Thu, 07 Feb 2013

Communion on the threshold, A service stilled by the sound, The rising of the waters. People wait to sing out by the stone, Reiterated response to the peace within,
Nature
Poem
Certificate U

Nets and Neuks

By Melkur on Thu, 07 Feb 2013

Coarse stitching among the coves created, Reef-knots rising in serried rows, Stout resistance To the wiles of the hurricane. Family to family, son to son Tight-knit branches of the same rock,
Nature
Poem
Certificate U

Bass Rock

By Melkur on Wed, 06 Feb 2013

Forth in the Firth As a rotten tooth Tormented in the storm: Remembrance of its tears within Soaring beyond ornithology. Walled prison silent in foam Sneering at solidarity of prisoners,
Nature
Poem
Certificate U

Isle of May

By Melkur on Wed, 06 Feb 2013

Beneath the brightness of the Stevensons’ burning, Cormorants come to light on the igneous rock. Skuas dive by nesting razorbeaks, Puffin eggs tumble from the cleft cliff.
Nature
Certificate PG

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