Shadows in the museum ...

The short day was ending - the museum galleries were becoming filled with shadow - 

Ancient carvings cast strange shapes - 

I walked between two winged deities - 

A stone frieze depicted lions pierced by arrows, roped captives under palm trees - 

Bearded colossi were mute in the gathering darkness - 

A mummy case contained a withered princess -  

Cabinets of curiosities graced elegant high ceilinged rooms - 

Marble savants gazed upon dancing fauns - 

Outside the museum, near leafless plane trees were outlined against a starless Bloomsbury sky - 

18.00

Tuesday 17 November 2015 

Bloomsbury

London