A Real Historical Place

I walked around the municipality

with an open mind perspective

and uncovered another layer

hidden underneath

the everyday

humans’ look

when they lay their hands

on the gems surrounding them

that are reachable, noticeable, and have the right smell

of other folks

displaying the same desires from their domes

coated with the same ply

of stability

yet they don’t realise that there’s another ground

which helps me to think more about

whereabouts of this world

having many different levels

of knowledge

and inhabitants with so many roots

invading this historic site

from Romans to Normans, Brythonic-Celtic to French, and Flemish Protestant refugees

building pastel-coloured houses, castles, and squares

parrot-like shot from a crossbow

demonstrated on the ancient walls

encompassing the entire town

east to west and north to south

resembling military troops

protecting the city and the river

against unwanted urgent usurpation

of English law

usually having too many barons

fighting their war

with the support

of many kings

mostly Henrys, barely adults, but still

proving that the heritage has endured for centuries

disclosing more of a newly discovered history

permeating the ages

with chariot and horse races

in Britain’s only Roman Circus

unrivalled with the zoo menagerie

on the Lion Walk

in the ruins of the greatest history

of St. Botolph’s Priory

scaring

with real red Roman bricks

on intricate pillars and rounded archways

unusual, unpredictable, undiscovered fully yet

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September 2021

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