{"id":58849,"date":"2023-06-23T07:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T07:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=58849"},"modified":"2023-06-23T07:17:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T07:17:21","slug":"st-kenelm-church-and-the-manor-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/st-kenelm-church-and-the-manor-house\/","title":{"rendered":"St Kenelm Church and the Manor House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A genuine Manor House<br \/>\nIt\u2019s authenticity<br \/>\nStanding in Minster Lovell<br \/>\nAssuming<br \/>\nA vast form a likening<br \/>\nA perfect example<br \/>\nClassic construction<br \/>\nA one off that\u2019s  only<\/p>\n<p>Created and lived in<br \/>\nClearly Resuming<br \/>\nIts beautiful evidence<br \/>\ngreat age and willingness<br \/>\nEmptiness all of these centuries<br \/>\nStanding<br \/>\nIt\u2019s size demanding<br \/>\nRespectful desire<\/p>\n<p>Weathered and beaten and broken<br \/>\nAnd crumbling<br \/>\nDown through the ages<br \/>\nWhat we now see<br \/>\nAbsolute evidence<br \/>\nIt\u2019s recollected<br \/>\nFarsighted thought<br \/>\nNow new eyes be<\/p>\n<p>caught up on persuasion<br \/>\nA significant contest<br \/>\nTo what\u2019s standing there<br \/>\nA massive great building<br \/>\nIt\u2019s character sure<br \/>\nIn a vast green idyll<br \/>\nTranquillity scoring<br \/>\nThe river constant<br \/>\nMindful and aware<\/p>\n<p>Adopted<br \/>\nTaking back memories<br \/>\nEvidence shows<br \/>\nA haunting creation<br \/>\nA meaning that grows<br \/>\nIt\u2019s magnificence surely<br \/>\nswallowed by time<br \/>\nSet in imaginative cycles that climb<br \/>\nTo a spirited image solid and true<br \/>\nChimerical magic<br \/>\nEach legendary view<\/p>\n<p>Unfolding before us<br \/>\nWith intensity<br \/>\nNothing feels hidden<br \/>\nTheir bones we can see<br \/>\nAncient remains<br \/>\nBrought to life in a way<br \/>\nCharacter rich the images  say<br \/>\nA flourishing richness<br \/>\nHas swallowed the soul<br \/>\nCommanding those spirits to take on the role<br \/>\nPart of the now really sharing the scene<br \/>\nThe wholeness of memory which we redeem <\/p>\n<p>Bounded by Nature\u2019s huge discovered wealth<br \/>\nThe grandest of tree  cover using the stealth<br \/>\nOf ages of what is it\u2019s natural sight<br \/>\nBrought into the open which just feels so right<br \/>\nWe hear there\u2019s a haunting amazingly<br \/>\nCan we feel it\u2019s presence<br \/>\nDivided and free<br \/>\nCan we be part of its history course<br \/>\nAnd share each interlude<br \/>\nReally at source.<\/p>\n<p>A true revelation in the cold light of day<br \/>\nThe magic unfolds in what is a way<br \/>\nRemarkable images how they reveal<br \/>\nTime honoured secrets which time May dispel<br \/>\nThe mask of history doth seemingly<br \/>\nAffirm and profess a clear constancy<br \/>\nChallenge our soul urge to conjure and be<br \/>\nSharing a cocktail of real mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A genuine Manor House It\u2019s authenticity Standing in Minster Lovell Assuming A vast form a likening A perfect example Classic construction A one off that\u2019s only Created and lived in Clearly Resuming Its beautiful evidence great age and willingness Emptiness &hellip; 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