After finding the Anne Stone in Haworth (see HERE), I went on the trail of the others. This one, commemorating all the Brontë sisters, is situated in Thornton Cemetery.
The poem, carved by Pip Hall, is written by Jeanette Winterson and reads:
'BRONTESAURUS
Fossil record of a miracle
Bone by Bone
Word for Word
Three Women writing the Past into the Future
Line by Line
Listen to the Wildfell of your heart
Do not betray what you love
The earth opens like a book
You are come back to me then?
BRONTISSIMO'
(After seeing the way the Anne Stone faces a wall, I'm not hugely impressed by the way these markers have been sited. This one is in a lovely setting on a ridge with the hills behind - but the carved face points north, meaning that it is always going to be silhouetted by the backlight. It makes it hard to read and photograph, even on a not very sunny day.)
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