Silence and Solitude
Sermon on the practice of Silence and Solitude. How did Jesus practice silence and solitude? How and why should we, as disciples of Jesus, practise silence and solitude?
Model Yachtsmen
At the edge of the lake they stand,
Remote controllers in their hand,
Staring in rapt concentration,
Each to his yacht – full attention.
Through their thumbs the wind strength sensing,
Alert to subtle changes, tensing,
Tweaking tillers, adjusting course,
Trimming sails and feeling the force.
Low-Flying Swallow
Suddenly, from behind me,
A startling black flash
Darts past my legs;
Sleek pointed wings,
Forked tail, streamlined,
Flying ankle-height,
Summer Drizzle
Great British summer:
Gloomy grey,
Fine rain.
Cagouled damp tourists
Amble about
Ambivalently.
Jellyfish
Like a submarine spaceship
Or a swimming saucer
Sailing serenely below the surface,
Gracefully flexing
From saucer to cup and back again,
Flying Ants
Gulls circle greedily overhead
Feasting on summer’s sudden bounty –
The day the ants fly.
Experimenting with Tetrameter
My son suggested I try out
A poem with even meter throughout,
So here am I a-sat in the sun
To see if the process can be fun!
The Pottery Cottages
Cream, grey, blue, yellow
Blue, turquoise, pink, green.
The pottery cottages stand in a row,
Pastel-painted and pristine.