Lest we forget!
Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem Recessional in 1897 in celebration of Quenn Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. His words reflect on the transient nature of power and concentrate on the importance of humilty. He reminds us of the impermanence of empire, contrasting the then British Empire with ancient civilisations of Nineveh and Tyre. He calls for divine…
Rusted bed-springs in the street
A few weeks ago I checked out of the local library A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker 1925-2025. The 980 pages of poems make it too heavy for bedtime reading! I promise I will not be using it as my only source for new poems. As I turned the pages a poem by…
Shedding Leaves
Today I return to a poem and prayer I used in October 2021. This is such a beautiful time of year and how I long for it, year after year. At last the hot days of summer are past and the biting cold dark days of midwinter have not yet arrived. Readiness though is in…
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