Three hundred and twenty years in the making. <br />Lovers have met <br />Battles been fought, won and lost <br />And the afternoon heat <br />Has been endured here. <br />The King of the castle triumphed- <br />And was duly deposed here <br />Armies seen off <br />Defenders overwhelmed. <br />An enemy base <br />A home sanctuary. <br />Hitching post <br />Rendezvous, spaceship and monkey bars <br />Oh, and cuckoos have been heard here. <br />Countless hands, feet and tired posteriors have left their mark. <br />And it has left a mark in my heart, here. <br />The old tree trunk in the park.<br /><br />Martin O'Neill<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-pillar-of-the-community/
