To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. – William Blake, Auguries of Innocence In my rather small lockdown world, a walk on the beach at low tide…
Tag: poetry
“Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” Adam Lindsay Gordon A wild night left lots of algal debris and wind-whipped seafoam on the beach at Lyme. I’d actually gone to see if there was a good sunrise…
Many years ago, we were lucky enough to loan a dapple grey Welsh gelding called Ollie, who was a real sweetie. One summer’s night, we took my Mum and Dad for a walk to our field to see him, and I still remember vividly what a wonderful experience…
So farewell then, Neil Armstrong Childhood hero, and Coiner of that famous phrase. With one small step you shuffled off Your mortal coil, And took a giant leap Into eternity. Tranquillity Base – the Eagle has taken off, Into the wild blue yonder. (After E J Thribb.)
In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone;– Christina Rossetti – the opening lines of a well-loved Christmas poem, set to music and now sung as a carol. Those lines, originally written in 1872, are a true description…