The Poetry of Spirituality
Category: Unpublished
Now I know That merely our human existence Evidences the meaning Of history Of the whole universal mystery Of life Of everything And of God. Inspired by Thomas Merton: our “very humanity” tells us that “life has a meaning … Our life provokes us with the evidence that it must have meaning” (from No Man … Continue reading The Universal Mystery
I was born And the dark night descended And I never would have known How it would have ended Had I not met you In the long dark night Had I not met you In the dawning of light.
Make your own Sunshine weather . Though skies Are glooming grey . And your heart Is downturning . And you feel You’ve lost your way . Make your own Sunshine weather . At the cradle Of the day . And grow in grace And beauty . As you go The joyful way. .
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A kingdom Is a realm Yet this Boundary-less Forever the process Of life living For what it must The soul Striving to be a part Of God's glorious whole. ~
Armoured I charged towards God Forgetful of the soft heart That lay within my soul You would love. Image by ha11ok from Pixabay
Today I was grateful . For the touch Of snow on the hills . Your presence Touching my soul . With the warm breath Of love. .
That pull To belong ~ So strong That bereft ~ We lose Our natural kindness ~ Seek wrong Ways to satisfy ~ The hunger Of the heart ~ So reach out Dear heart ~ Reach out For those presences ~ That will joy Your song. ~
A few years ago, I noticed that I was getting inspired to write by what I read. This is not an uncommon experience for writers, of course, and if it is just copying then it is called plagiarism! Hoever, T.S. Eliot wrote that: “...we shall often find that not only the best, but the most … Continue reading Research Poetry
Carmelite spirituality is described like this in my book of the month:
“Pilgrimage … travelling in time and space … a journey of inner discovery”
‘At the Fountain of Elijah’ (Book of the Month, May 2021)
St. Teresa of Avila, the Carmelite nun, knew all about this “inner discovery”. She wrote:
“I began to think of the soul as if it were a castle made of a single diamond … There were many rooms … at its centre … is the most important mansion. That is where the most secret things pass between God and the soul“
‘The Interior Castle’
For her, the soul is something wonderful, spiritual, infinite:
And she says that:
“the gate into this castle is prayer and meditation”
‘The Interior Castle’
So prayer and meditation help us to flower on our pilgrimage, our journey of inner discovery, our journey to God.
Flowering Poverello 
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