a magnet for tourists
on many a 'bucket list'
in a setting so pretty
one not to be missed
its cathedral and castle
the meandering 'Wear'
the centurys of history -
perhaps you're studying here
maybe it's your city
the place of your birth
with family connections
and a lineage to unearth
the Vikings took the relics
of St Cuthbert - and in greed
sought those of the scholar
the venerable Bede
a key city to take
when the hords did invade
fought to ravish England
its countryside to raid
with religion came a calling
that your God inspired
for pilgrims a journey
that your faith required
as you sit and contemplate
on this famous cathedral lawn
...what was the reason
you found yourself drawn?
