Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, West Sussex. Some parts of the church date back to Saxon times in the late 800's, over 1,200 years old.
Commentary.
Bosham is a dreamy, pleasant village and harbour
along Chichester Harbour’s convoluted coastline of bays, inlets and creeks.
One road around the bay is tidal, only passable at low tide.
Legend has it that it was here that the Saxon King Cnut insisted
The tide retreat to prevent his feet getting wet.
Alas, his power was not cosmic, and the moon’s waxing and waning,
soon saw to it, that he got thoroughly soaked.
I suppose there is a lesson here for even our modern purveyors of power and influence.
Know where and how it ends!
The populous are the ultimate power.
Figureheads are merely temporary custodians.
Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, West Sussex. Some parts of the church date back to Saxon times in the late 800's, over 1,200 years old.
Commentary.
Bosham is a dreamy, pleasant village and harbour
along Chichester Harbour’s convoluted coastline of bays, inlets and creeks.
One road around the bay is tidal, only passable at low tide.
Legend has it that it was here that the Saxon King Cnut insisted
The tide retreat to prevent his feet getting wet.
Alas, his power was not cosmic, and the moon’s waxing and waning,
soon saw to it, that he got thoroughly soaked.
I suppose there is a lesson here for even our modern purveyors of power and influence.
Know where and how it ends!
The populous are the ultimate power.
Figureheads are merely temporary custodians.