Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings

A man from Porlock?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s two most famous poems are without doubt – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. The former, my all time favorite about which I could write at length. However such a poem is far to long to place in these blogs, so I will settle for Kubla Khan. While readingContinue reading “A man from Porlock?”

“All things bright and beautiful”

I am going to jump to the end of Coleridge’s masterful poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. If one of the major themes has been the disruption of the balance between humankind and nature then Part VII brings about the possibility of reconciliation! Once again I am using some verses which may be familiarContinue reading ““All things bright and beautiful””

That Albatross!

With a wingspan of some 12 feet and the ability to fly at speeds of 80mph and travel some 500 miles without touching land, the albatross is a bird to be held in awe. We are told that they have locking elbow joints, which enables them to fly or glide on wind streams with wingsContinue reading “That Albatross!”