Mummy How Did God Make Me? (For Daniel my son, aged 6) God made you out of a puff of air – Somewhere from heaven near to earth – Mingled you with all my dreams Bound with tears left from my youth – Caressed you with Truth’s…
Tag: The Silver Hooves
You Would Understand Why
You Would Understand Why You would understand why – Why lilac and Chopin go together – Just before spring or after winter’s Retreat back into the earth – Our beginning and our end – You would understand this – This sudden sadness and lack of will – When my body feels full-up with stones…
Sea Theme
Sea–Theme Awash the rocks with sea–green kelp – Sea–gulls’ beaks yellow with sun Glitter against sky and cloud. Wild ferns shake gently to and fro – High into hills and faraway Wanders a moorland deep with mystery – The ocean frames it all, its movements Captured forever by the watching Moon; Whose white, long fingers…
Joan D’Arc
Everything about you shone – First your eyes with fire – As voices spoke through your brain – Your blesséd saints shone around you Such a glory – Your sword gleamed and glinted – Your horse’s skin was like a shining mirror; Where all France could see The Maid of Domremy Riding in brilliant armour…
Jeanne d’Arc
St. Joan Everything about you shone – First your eyes with fire – As voices spoke through your brain – Your blesséd saints shone around you Such a glory – Your sword gleamed and glinted – Your horse’s skin was like a shining mirror; Where all France could see The Maid of Domremy Riding…