“Aye, glen eyrie…
valley of eagles’s nest,”
spoken by scottish landscaper
adopted by american railroad tycoon
as name for estate & manor
dream designed for cherished “queen”
nestled within rocky mountains
stone garden of the gods
she suffered heart attack
never lived in her castle
photo by lynn
a poem in my pocket 
Sep 08, 2018 @ 22:15:07
Wow! Thanks for sharing, ‘man plans, God laughs’
Sep 09, 2018 @ 13:48:01
He is sovereign…and we are dust. Yet, He loves us!
Sep 09, 2018 @ 17:23:48
Amen!
Sep 08, 2018 @ 12:15:02
A story similar to that of Boldt Castle (Thousand Islands). As those great theologians, Kansas, used to intone: “Dust in the wind….”
Sep 09, 2018 @ 13:46:50
I’d never heard of Boldt Castle so looked it up. Yes, very intriguing and similar stories. Glen Eyrie now belongs to The Navigators as a Christian conference center.
Sep 09, 2018 @ 14:41:31
Cool. Boldt Castle is owned, and being built, by New York state parks system (I think). The children’s playhouse on the island is bigger than the house in which I live.