This week I’ve written quite a few poems that I think are good, and I’ve been enjoying the challenge more again after a few rough weeks. I won’t say I’ve turned a corner, as I expect this is just the crest of one of many waves to come. It’s part of the process and part…
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A poem every day – week 3
It’s getting harder (That’s what she said! – Sorry, we’ve been watching The Office of late…). On the one hand I’m doubting the merit of this project. I often feel like “having to” write a poem every day means I end up with work that is partially unfinished but I need to wrap it up…
Poem: Church (the body as nature)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cY_5XT3oI Divinity is here today I breathe it in And exhale everything that came before Sweat running down my body like rain Forgiving me Hands like sunflowers Bowing their heads in worship Ancient earthen roots soften Seeking wisdom from the soil Soaking it up like nurture The moon-sick tide ebbs and flows through…
Poem: Theology for beginners
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XonKAjDWmIE Lie down in a meadow at night and watch the pinpoints of light dance across the skies Read the first and the last line of your favourite work of fiction… Connect the dots Observe the autumn leaves dressing up in all their finery, to swirl into oblivion Swim naked in the sea,…