Two legends entwined ...

I'm reading about Tamerlane, Sword of Islam - 

The Scourge of God - 

I gaze at maps showing deserts whose burning winds shrivelled tongues - 

Rivers Alexander crossed -

Cities with ancient names -

I read of khans and princes - 

The swift horses - 

The bows of horn, sinew and wood - 

The ash falling from the sky -

I think of the playwright whose first name I share - 

The slops of beer on the table - 

The dirty river - 

The shape of the thin blade - 

27 July 2021

The Old School House

East Stoke 

Dorset