Englynion-style Poems<\/p>\n
Englynion (plural of Englyn) are an ancient Welsh verse-form, they are typically composed of any number of short three-line stanzas.<\/p>\n
Walking in Cader Idris<\/p>\n
We started out in the dull morning,
\nGrey were the clouds over Tal-y-llyn –
\nStraight seemed the path from Minffordd.<\/p>\n
The c\u0175m rose, shrouded in haze –
\nA dispassionate giant,
\nHumbly we strode to its arms.<\/p>\n
Ahead stretched meandering paths –
\nForces of nature both seeding and fading
\nAppeared in each boulder and crevice.<\/p>\n
Dauntless we clambered through scree-fall
\nAcross rivers and hill-sides,
\nLike pilgrims with grim resolution.<\/p>\n
Untouched and untamed down the ages,
\nSave by mild grazing cattle,
\nThis landscape seems boundless and timeless.<\/p>\n
Hard to recall in the silence of mists,
\nUrban sounds, whir and frenzy –
\nOther-worldly it seemed and ethereal.<\/p>\n
The eye seems to glimpse apparitions,
\nIs Llywelyn camped awaiting the Saeson?
\nDoes Pwyll seek his companions?<\/p>\n
But the mists become kiosks and signage,
\nAs we leave not with memories –
\nBut with dreams wild and restless.<\/p>\n
Notes.
\nCader Idris – More properly Cadair Idris (the chair or seat of Idris), part of a mountainous range in North West Wales possibly named after an ancient Welsh hero.
\nMinffordd – Meaning ‘edge of the road’.
\nTal-y-llyn – A ‘llyn’ or lake (‘tal’ signifies a lofty or high location).
\nC\u0175m – In Welsh a valley, but also a geological term for a formation in the shape of a cone with a depression in the centre.
\nLlywelyn – Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last Prince of Wales – killed in a skirmish with English forces in 1282.
\nSaeson – In Welsh, a derivative of ‘Saxon’ specifically meaning ‘Englishmen’.
\nPwyll – A figure from the legendary tales ‘Y Mabinogi’ or ‘The Mabinogion’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Englynion-style Poems Englynion (plural of Englyn) are an ancient Welsh verse-form, they are typically composed of any number of short three-line stanzas. Walking in Cader Idris We started out in the dull morning, Grey were the clouds over Tal-y-llyn – Straight seemed the path from Minffordd. The c\u0175m rose, shrouded in haze – A dispassionate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":529,"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions\/529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draigweb.co.uk\/draigweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}