The Roots and the Stones

from Beyond, Beyond by Leafblade

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"Nothing is so sure that it
May not in a moment flit:
Quench the candle, gone are all
The wavering shadows on the wall"

Walter De La Mare, "The Looking Glass"

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Where once the light from her weary stones has been thrown,
A stand of holly twists have flourished and grown
Wild with abandon, about the oaks now aloof,
Branches probing, where once a grey roof
Stone-vaulted over the ageing walls towered,
Before they 'neath the Stygian cowered:
The birches in their checked stealth have made
Of the hall ruins a meeting glade:

Bathing, greening the stones where once
Yellow torchlight danced in every sconce.
The ivy, rambling, has woven a coat
Over the night stairs crumbling near the moat;
Where fireside bards have played, and too their rest
Chorus the birdsongs from every nest:
Alas now, no earthly whispers grace
This nature reclaimed, silent, ponderous place.

Coda:
The rook-echoing castle, gaunt,
Has of the woodland become a haunt.



Midwinter, 1995

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from Beyond, Beyond, released January 1, 2013

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Leafblade UK

Sean Jude - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Murphy - Bass
Thomas Legg - Drums, Percussion, Keys

Liverpool (UK) based prog rock trio.

A rich blending of powerful evocations through progressive and Celtic metal, gripping rock anthems and hauntingly acoustic refrains, rich with storytelling imagery, myth and sacred geometry. ... more

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