Prodigal Scientist
The altar stone
At Stonehenge hails
From Caledon-
ia, not Wales.
The Welshman who
Discovered that
Slipped out of view
Down under at
An Aussie lab
Before he dared
To headline-grab
When he declared
A massive rock
From Scottish isles
Got moved en bloc
Four hundred miles
     By Neoliths.
Cue Welsh dismay:
A treasured myth's
Been blown away.
Can Wales forgive
This messenger?
Could he still live
In Wales, this sir? ...
The outer rocks
It's said, were moved
From English stocks.
What if he proved
They're Welsh—would he
Be pardoned for
The injury
He caused Welsh lore?
(First published in the January 2025 issue of
  Pulsebeat Poetry Journal. Story here)
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