ginger tt wrote:
His Ashes will be scattered at the Smithy. Probably some time at the weekend. I shall let people know.
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your good friend. He was a bit before my time on this forum though I was reading it for quite a while before I posted anything. I was always drawn to Wysefool's posts - initially because of his great name and then because he seemed to have a real connection with the Ridgeway (Rudge), Uffington and Wayland's Smithy - all places much loved by me too. I found this poem posted by him under The Ridgeway - I don't know if Wysefool was David Pike but it seems fitting anyway.
Tumuli
Gaunt trees, scant shelter
For the grass covered barrow
On wind caressed downland
Overlooking the vale
The ancient chalk highway
A stone's throw away
Lies vacant, brooding;
Acknowledges whispers, inaudible echoes
Vibrations from invisible feet
Weathered sarsen monoliths
Stand to attention
Lichen encrusted overseers
Of a strange uneasy place
The pulse quickens, reactive sensation
An incorporeal feeling;
The heart of past centuries
Although hidden, still beats.
David Pike
