Culross

Culross in Fife

former royal borough

former port city

with an abbey and a palace

and hidden courtyards

tiny cottages on cobbled streets

steep little streets 

streets off streets

ancient streets

history itself right in front of us

dates over doorways

tiny doorways

from hundreds of years ago

windows at irregular heights

tiny windows

and the 'Lockit Well'

foot-worn steps up to first-floor doorways

pan-tiled roofs and harled walls

and all on the shores of the mighty river forth

people from all over the world 

come to look

to take in the beauty 

of this sleepy little village

that once upon a time

shared trade with the world

and all with his majesty's approval