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Bolton Abbey – the ruins, stepping stones and river wharfe.

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Opher

I walked across the stepping stones which was more scary than it looked!!

Inside the ruins of Bolton Abbey – Photos

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 by Opher

Once the church was all powerful. It vied with the King for power. Henry the Eighth brought it down. Supposedly the monarchy too has little power and power now resides with the people via parliament. Not hard to see that is an illusion. The government is controlled by big money; the establishment is in control.

I like the ruins of past power. It gives me hope.

Poetry – Valley of the Kings

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Opher

Valley of the Kings

Soaring on wings over the Valley of the Kings;

The multitude of tombs of the afterlife’s wombs,

All the blood, sweat and tears, evaporated down the years,

Leaving us with the splendour their toil did render,

Amid the ruins of a philosophy passed through time to you and me

Tourists from way over yonder, to stand, wonder and ponder.

For this work of many a king carries a powerful sting.

Opher 20.4.2017

If only we could learn from our mistakes? What a world we would inhabit. The world is littered with past civilisations teeming with deceased gods, defunct philosophies, and moribund visions of the afterlife and creation myths and histories of warfare, slavery and racism.

Yet we never seem to relate these lessons of the past to the realities of the present.

Our present countries, gods and kings remain worth dying for. We continue to put our energies into faith.

To suggest that present beliefs, gods and countries will not exist for ever is sacrilege.

I am a blasphemous, cynical fool. I don’t put my faith in any of it.