Inspiration from the Lodestone...
The poetry competition - Stanley asked us to write a poem based on our experiences after going to the Harlaw monument, - where a Highland army under Donald Lord of the Isles fought a Lowland army under the Earl of Mar in 1411, - the Maiden Stone, a Pictish symbol stone just on the road nearest to the Rowan Tree car park at Bennachie, - which has a legend attached to it of a woman who had a contest with the devil and failed to her cost - and the most surprising of all, the statue of the Saracen Maiden, or Green Lady, or Persephone, whatever you like to call her, who resides across the road from the Maiden Stone. We scribbled furiously for an hour, and three were picked by Stanley as winners, but they were all of winning quality. Judge for yourself!
Click on the links to see the individual poems!