Father, said I, Do you see…this vessel lying, a pitcher or whatsoever it may be? And he said, I see it. And I said to him, Can it be called by any other name than that which it is? And he answered, No. So can I call myself nought other than that which I am,Continue reading “Vessels (For Perpetua and Her Companions, Martyrs)”
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Qui Habitat Part 3 (Third Sunday of Lent)
Today’s poem continues the Lent series based around Psalm 91 (“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High”) and other set readings for each of the Sundays of Lent. Today the readings come from 1 Corinthians 10 and Luke 13, in particular the warnings found in those passages to repent and believe, especiallyContinue reading “Qui Habitat Part 3 (Third Sunday of Lent)”
The Hill of Little Things (For David, Bishop)
Do ye the little things. Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd. (Welsh saying attributed to St David) They say in the village of Llandewi Brefi That David caused a hill to grow, A hill among the many hills In Wales’ verdant land; And though the land had no need of hills And the tale bearsContinue reading “The Hill of Little Things (For David, Bishop)”
Blessed
How can it be – The motions of my heart deny it; The story I see behind me, The imprints of my feet in the soil, Declare that it’s not so. Yet my eyes make my other senses fools; Fruit grows where I had only death, Flowers burst from the driest ground, Trees flourishContinue reading “Blessed”
Happy New Year from The Consolations of Writing
Thanks to all of you who have joined me along the way to share my writing this year. At the start of 2012 this site did not exist. Thanks to all of your support, since then I have been able to write some 300+ posts, poems, essays and stories, and have greatly enjoyed the journeyContinue reading “Happy New Year from The Consolations of Writing”
Barnabas’ Field
What fields have we That we hold back? What lands, what wealth, What rich provision, That we stand defiant, wanting The credit yet hoarding the wealth, Clinging on and yet feigning To give and thus losing? We fall ever short of the call: not To give from compulsion, false duty, but that In giving, weContinue reading “Barnabas’ Field”
Why consolation?
If you have visited this blog before, you will possibly have noticed that it has changed its name – minutes, in fact, prior to this post being published. So why the name change? Well, a few reasons. Firstly, the original name – the best I could come up with when I put the site onlineContinue reading “Why consolation?”
Welcome to my notebook
This WordPress page is something of a trial-run. It is not intended to be an independent blog, but has been created to complement my existing blog, Ideas From the North. So why create a new blog? In short, because there are ideas that I have which do not fit easily into the form of aContinue reading “Welcome to my notebook”
The Consolations of Writing 