Lights Over Tothill Wood

from Sodden Dogs And Blind, Winged Horses by Duir!

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The hamlet of Tothill is situated about six-miles south-east of Louth. Five paths lead to Tothill which suggests it was once a moot hill or place of congregation in the flat, coastal marsh.

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Lead me to Tothill - where the five paths meet.
Where a whisper of solemn marshmen gather in evening blaze.
Sparks will fly, and sacred vessels will overflow.
In recognition of the foregone child.
There are lights over Tothill Wood.
A jumble of silhouettes and shadows merge.
Nocturnal celebrations of the orgiastic, flowering oak.
Where a poacher's smile can evoke a baleful slumber.
Beware the Ides of June!
The luckless bride and her forlorn husband stumble over bracken torn.
On moot hill above terrestrial Eau; observe.
A beguiled, prosaic ceremony of waifs, strays and tortured souls.
Tonight there were strangers in Tothill Wood.
Their myriad of lanterns cast shadows into dark recess.
But now awaken; the agitated trees flex in morning light.
For the marshmen of the parish have returned to their fold.

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from Sodden Dogs And Blind, Winged Horses, released February 22, 2019
Coalwood/Welbourn

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Duir! Nottingham, UK

DUIR! is a musical collective based in the East Midlands, UK that utilise spoken word, music and song to bring alive the folk memories of Lincolnshire and its environs. Their inspiration stems from myths, legends, folk-tales and topographic features of this rural country.
DUIR! comprise of, Simon Brighton, Stephen Coalwood and Terry Welbourn.

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