Everytime he’s in Edinburgh, everything feels right
Whether in the day or even in the night
Even though cities are not his thing
The streets of old does something in him bring
The winding streets, the little wynds
In another time he feels he’s been
A past life he could’ve had
Maybe as an urchin or a soldier sad
From the top of the Royal Mile he does decree
He can see for miles from land to sea
This capital city, Scotland’s jewel
A canny place, few are fools
The castle rises high above, a view to see
The cityscape is below and far beholden is he
And new mixed with the old everywhere he looks
No justice does it do in all the books
Down the many steps up and down he walks
Through time and history that the past to him does talk
To be a part of something is all he wants
Even if he dies, a ghost he’ll be to haunt
So Edinburgh’s dream is not far off now
More than a holiday, this place he has found
Whence he’ll return, he knows soon it shall be
Then a new adventure he’ll live in and be free
Caliburnus Rises 
reading-stars
Dec 2, 2011
I love this, and I agree the view from all high points around the city is phenomenal… (though hard on the legs). My daughters took amazing photos from the top of Scott’s monument.
Darren Greenidge
Dec 2, 2011
I go up there a lot and love Edinburgh. The Highlands are my ‘thing’ though. Amazing up there.
I could write so much about Scotland and Ireland too. Never been up the Monument but a friend of mine did a few weeks ago and said he felt a little queasy when he got up the top. Not good with heights.He put me off going up there as I’m not either!
Glad you liked it.