The image above is from the 1994 movie, Four Weddings and a Funeral. The actor John Hannah plays Matthew, whose love and partner in the movie was Gareth. He used the words of W.H. Auden’s poem “Funeral Blues” at Gareth’s funeral. The poem expresses the devastation of grief. Carried throughout its lines is pessimism andContinue reading ““Stop all the clocks…””
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Repetition!
The poem by Dylan Thomas – “Do Not go gentle into that good night” is a strong protest against death, even a denial of it! Thomas conveys a sense that life is for living, it is all there is, and as such life needs to be lived without hesitation, without regret, without any sense ofContinue reading “Repetition!”
A Wind like a Bugle!
“At last,” I hear you say, “an Emily Dickinson poem.” One of my many New Year resolutions is to read more of Emily Dickinson. Although it is not tornado season, the extreme weather conditions we are experiencing can produce tornadoes “out of season” and often “out of place.” A few weeks ago a tornado was reportedContinue reading “A Wind like a Bugle!”
Taffy
In an anthology of poetry and verse The Rattle Bag edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes you can find such a wide range of poems. My conclusion is if was good enough for Heaney and Hughes then it is certainly good enough for me! Nursery rhymes are strange things and often quiet sad andContinue reading “Taffy”
Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings 