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
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
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
October Festivals
Diwali
In your heart
Safe from harm
The light of hope
Shines like a charm
Keep hold of hope
To light the way
And chase doubt
Far away
Samhain
The year draws in
All harvests done
Now count the days
Till Spring is come
In the runes
A fortune fold
And in a song
Tall tales are told
Light the bonfire
For more light
We'll celebrate
Samhain tonight
Samhain tonight
All Hallows Eve, All
Souls & Saints and the Day of the Dead
In the candlelight's
translucent air
Full of the angels
incense and prayer
Dusk and dawn rub thin
To where, beyond
death's veil
All sorrows cease
And love prevails
For one night we'll
walk
Footsteps across the
floor
A shiver in a silver
flame
Echoes of the nevermore
In the moonlight's soft
embrace
All phantom spirits,
ghouls and wraiths
Dance to their
ceaseless song
As lanterns call the
enchanted throng
By morning light sharp contrast throws
The
passing night into fleeting shadows
All
Hallows Eve
All
Souls, All Saints
And
all the Dead
Are
passing now into the night
As
we walk in the new daylight
All Hallows Eve
All Souls, All Saints
And all the Dead
Across Lethe sail
All sorrows cease
And love prevails
Is this it
Is
this it?
Is
this where we find some middle ground?
A
place to feed
Not
on prejudice and greed
But
to share, face to face
Our
wealth around
A
token, a portion, a weight
How
much for love, hope and faith?
It's
a small heart indeed
Who
turns from the need
To
sit down and sort out this place
Is
this where we find
A
place to hear
Not
to argue or bicker or lie
But
to talk and find out why
Far
too many of us live in fear
Is
this where we find some middle ground?
A
place to lay the foundations down
For
a humankind who are no longer
Full
of hate, anger and hunger
Is
this the place?
Are
we welcome here?
Will
we leave behind our superstitious fear
And
open our hearts to find a way to sit down
And
settle on some middle ground
Is
this it?
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