Tag: Summer

The cycle of life

The approach of the autumn always makes me reflect on the nature of life; in particular the way the mysterious essence of life takes form and shape, ‘living’ for a while, then giving up its life and surrendering the elements of that form back to the earth from which it arose. We all feel the poignancy of life’s seasons, but it’s useful to align … Read More The cycle of life

Pass slowly over me

Pass slowly over me   Blue and pearl of July sky   Lift from this day   A living crown of summer’s leaves   And place it on my hidden head   As lasting ghost of sky that shone   ▵   This done, let me pass this way    When days are dark and short   And ground is mud and slush   … Read More Pass slowly over me