The View

Silver running

And cobalt blue

St Catherine

St Julian

And St Joan

All the thrones

Turning the sky

My thirsty soul

Turns to the view

And drinks deep

Rinsed in light

Silver running

And cobalt blue

This rock

This throne

This sky

This stone

St Catherine

St Julien

And St Joan

This land

Bathed in light
Love calls home

St Margaret's Chapel

There is a stillness in the air

Feather gently floating

A warmth of rose and lavender

Wrapped up in this scent

A candle, now lit, reaching out

A light to lift eyes and spirit

To the sky ringing above the bell

And gladness fills the heart

Hope is now a chalice full

Of quiet angels

Love not Hate

As Valentine's Day approaches, I was searching round for a poem to celebrate the day when I found this one I wrote in 2006. Sadly, it still seems relevant to the world today.

Love not Hate

Sometimes the news is hard enough to hear

Let alone live through

We have let hate win

If we allow for one minute, these borders of fear

To run among us

Dividing our hearts, separating our minds

The truth is this

The dogmatic mindset that brings violence, distrust

Fear and hate to every doorstep is no weapon at all

Against love

The sanctuary you crave is the human heart

And it beats in every one of us

Violence cannot win

Because it cannot see

How blind it is

To the truth

The walls of hate it builds

Only serve to imprison it

The human heart will always fly free

Hope for a Happy New Year

Hoping next year will be a kinder year to all and the world will take a collective step back from plunging into the abyss of war, hatred and internecine anger which seems to be becoming political currency. And if it you think it's slightly bonkers that some housewife in Kent is writing that, then you can see how far the world has already marched towards that brink...

We are given a life

The best gift we will be given

And with it the gift of love and hope

A living prayer

Let go of despair

Let go of hatred

Let go of violence

Unwrap your heart from fear

And embrace life

A living prayer