Brimstones
A flash of yellow golden wing,
In the April sun, dancing;
We welcome the good news they bring,
Heralding the spring.
The Triumphal Entry of Jesus
Sermon for Palm Sunday, comparing the first Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem with the second Triumphal Entry, when Jesus will return to Jerusalem to establish his eternal kingdom. He is coming soon!
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The Crows and the Tides
Crows at low tide, inventive and clever,
Black beaks probing the mud to find
Cockles, whelks, slipper limpets.
They seize the prize, then fly up high
To drop the poor mollusc
Onto the hard tarmac path,
Again and again,
Until the shell finally cracks,
And the crow can enjoy the tasty treasure therein.
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DH Evans, Y Siopwr Mawr
David Hugh Evans
Was famed throughout West Wales.
They called him ‘Y Siopwr Mawr’,
‘The Grand Shopkeeper’.
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On the First Day of March, the Harbour Sent to Me…
As I walked by the harbour on St David’s Day,
Among the ubiquitous black-headed gulls,
I noticed some more unusual rarities.
I looked through my binoculars,
and saw:
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The Gull and the Ball
In the park, a herring gull
Found a purple plastic ball.
Pecked at it,
Picked it up in its beak,
Dropped it,
Pecked at it some more.
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February bird Haiku
Greylags, mallards, swans, moorhens
All paired-up in the park –
Mating season.
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Poole Park in Early Spring
Mid February. A sunny Sunday afternoon.
The first warm day of the year.
The people of Poole head to the Park,
Eager to take the air.
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Being a Disciple
Learning about being a disciple, how Jesus empowered and trained his disciples, and how he wants to empower us as disciples today.
Sin and Forgiveness
The story of Jesus having dinner at a Pharisee’s house and meeting a ‘sinful woman’. An account that challenges our perception about sin and forgiveness.
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