Thursday, 9 May 2013

PERSHORE ABBEY


All that remains is a tall square tower and broad buttresses.
A religious house since 927 AD
Now an Abbey Church,
Honey-coloured stone.
I entered as bell ringers began their Peel of eight bells,
A three hour requiem for one of their number, recently deceased

Outside
Afternoon sun underlines the rhythm of Romanesque
Clearly evident on the southeast façade.
















Inside,
A noble knight in marble,
At rest in the south transept,
His cloak and armour clear for us to touch. 


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