Grianan Fort The longest day

Grianan Fort The longest day
A fairy-tale reality
I stretch my limbs this 21 June and think
Of solstice things:
Of Sun rising gloriously over
Grianan Fort in Donegal
Of times past
Of immigrant souls
Dead relative of mine
People I will never know
Except in a grainy photo frame
Who walked within the circular fort?

Silence falls.
Golden globes glow in unsteady hands
As dusk draws a dark veil over the land
Casting shadows –
Calling forth the dawn of summer solstice time
On Grianan Aileach

My sister and I went there once
Stumbled over the ancient stones
Our feet trailing on the dead souls
Who really believe in the longest day
And weren’t just visitor there

Midnight’s strikes the hour
Day passes one into another
My mind’s eye sees the muted line of shivering lights
Hears the music of Celtic Ireland stirring in my ears
Feels my feet grip the rocky earth
Sense them in winding strides walk skywards
Face lifted to the horizon
A rising orange ball of majestic Sun
Welcome. Welcome bright new Dawn
I wish I was there again
Gemma Hill June 2018©