Passing clouds, thin veil unbroken Drifting on the ocean Beneath the standing stones Fleeting day unravels, unfolds The sun reveals with gold A fortress overthrown Henge and hillfort Mound and tower Overthrown by grass and flower Shadows shift through chalk stream and vale Orchids trim the ancient trail To crumbling spire Henge and hillfort Mound and tower Overthrown by grass and flower Wild fields grown in rough hues of brown Patchwork drapes the barrow downs A quilt bestowed on time Henge and hillfort Mound and tower Overthrown by grass and flower Henge and hillfort (fleeting day) Mound and tower (unravels, unfolds) Overthrown by grass and flower (The sun reveals with gold) A fortress overthrown Fleeting day unravels, unfolds