Stonehenge Sunrise

A mid the enigma and               And then the sun peered its head   bewilderment that enshrouds     above the horizon and the sky      a small part of Salisbury       became a blend of reds, oranges    in England’s green and pleasant       and yellows.                       land, I stood in awe to witness                                          one of the great wonders of the       From the darkness came shadows     world.                                cast from the giant stone                                                sentinels racing away across the   Before me stood five thousand         grassy fields.                     years of history, a mystery                                              dating back to the ancient Druids     Suddenly the countryside was       and cultures long since lost to       alive, awakened from its slumber   the passages of time.                 and welcoming the early morning                                          sun.                               Silhouetted against the pre-dawn                                         sky, Stonehenge stood proud in        Daybreak was greeted by birds,     the gloom, its pillars united as      dancing from stone to stone,       one structure, forged from the        playing atop this formation which  hand of man five millennia ago.       dominates the local landscape.                                                                              If only it could speak and expose     The silence was broken from        its inner secrets, tell us tales      birdsong emanating from all        of joy and sorrow, heroes and         around the stone circle, each      villains.                             nook and cranny a hideout for the                                        little fellows.                    But for now it just sat and                                              waited for the dawn of a new day,     First light was accompanied by a   a new experience to add to the        cool gentle breeze drifting        catalogues of history.                sedately across the land bringing                                        a chill to the skin.                                                     history.                           But the greatest sensation was a                                         feeling of solitude, an               It must have been fascinating to   overwhelming sense of loneliness      have been an innocent bystander    as the stones sat here long after     and witnessed the rise and fall    their makers and intended             of the Roman Empire.               ceremonies.                                                                                                    But for now Stonehenge sits in a   Stonehenge has seen a lot during      quite corner of England, greeting  a long and turbulent British          the dawn of a new day.             About the Author: Steven Cronin owns the City Breaks website featuring city break special offers from luxury hotels to budget accommodations. For more information please visit http://www.sargas.co.uk Read more articles by: Steven Cronin Article Source: www.iSnare.com