Poetry
« Previous EntriesSunday Collection: Anger
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Photograph by Kiwanja
There’s an Incredible Hulk in all of us. Our anger bursts out and transforms us. Sometimes it’s directed outwards, and we leave a trail of destruction in our wake as we storm along (turning green is optional!). Or it can be directed inwards, choking us on its ash.
For some personalities, anger lies behind […]
Appleblossom time
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
My photograph, taken at Turvey Abbey, May 3 2008
I saw the archangels in my apple-tree last night,
I saw them like great birds in the starlight—
Purple and burning blue, crimson and shining white.
And each to each they tossed an apple to and fro,
And once I heard their laughter gay and low;
And yet I felt no […]
Spinning
Monday, April 28th, 2008It’s Poetry day at Abbey of the Arts, in which Christine suggests a title and a photograph, and those taking part submit a poem inspired by the visual starting point.
Today, Christine gives us a group of weathervanes, taken in Maine, with the phrase ‘inner compass’ as a guide. I’ve chosen my favourite photograph, the one […]
Sunday Collection: Earth Day
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
This week saw the annual Earth Day, during which we reflected on the earth and what we are doing to her. I was especially heartened to see from the religious outreach programme that 12,000 faith initiatives related to the environment took place in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities.
Mel at Beansprouts gave us some other […]
Luminous
Monday, April 14th, 2008Today is poetry party at Abbey of the Arts, and as usual Christine has provided an image and an idea as inspiration. The image is below, and the idea is “Illuminated from within”.
I had trouble with this one! The first connections that came to me were of beautiful illuminated medieval manuscripts, but try as I […]
Hallelujah
Friday, March 14th, 2008Forty years ago, my teenage self fell in love with Leonard Cohen. (And Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, James Taylor. What can I tell you, I had a thing for skinny dark minstrels.)
Over the years, with the miniscule degree of maturity I have accumulated, I’ve come to appreciate Cohen as the great poet and songwriter he […]
Unknown
Monday, March 10th, 2008Today is Poetry day at Abbey of the Arts, in which Christine suggests a title and a photograph, and those taking part submit a poem inspired by this starting point.
Today’s photograph is of a grave in the Suquamish reservation, where Chief Sealth (after whom the city of Seattle is named) is buried. The title is […]
Reaching across time
Monday, February 25th, 2008It’s Poetry Party at Abbey of the Arts, Christine’s every-other-Monday delight. Today’s theme is the photograph below from her family history, and the title Reaching Across Time. My poem is below the image. Please join in with yours, over at Abbey of the Arts.
In which direction
do we reach,
you to me,
or me to you?
Or do our […]