The Book

~ I had many books but one book only ~ Would lead direct to him ~ And that book I never opened ~ Till it was shown to me ~ And then I read unwilling scorned its philosophy ~ So why then did that book ~ Take such a hold of me? ~

The Guidance of Love

. This is my guidance Of love . From father To son . Read, hear And obey . Seek Understand . And follow The One. . Image by Henryk Niestrój from Pixabay

‘I took your book’

~ I took your book and read ~ It said you bled for me ~ They cried who watched you die ~ But joy now fills my heart I'll not part ~ From your ways all my days. ~

Research Poetry

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 …

They have already lived and died

~ They have already lived and died                who made our past . Or else they're lost                in mist through which we cannot peer . I search for them                I read their ways , Reclining here                turning the pages of a book . I look for the life                and the thoughts …

A Year of Inspirers (9) – Celebrating George Herbert

“Love bade me welcomeBut my soul drew back...” So begins one of George Herbert’s great poems, called “Love (III)”. Although Herbert is not very well known as a poet, he writes with a powerful simplicity.  He understands love, suffering and inner struggles. Many of his lines have inspired me.  This is how his poem "The …

How to Write (3)- Read a lot!

"He who would write must read"Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was writing in the 18th century, so forgive the male pronoun, but I am a great believer in this principle that good reading goes hand in hand with good writing. If we are going to write seriously, we need to have something to say. I find …

“The Greatest of These is Love”

. Not wanting to be only a resounding gong Or a clanging cymbal, I left my verse: . Words, after all, tell no more than half the story Of what I am, what I do, how I love . And so in silence I stopped and read again . Marveling at the poetry Of the …

Present Every Day

. God is present Every day . So open mind And open heart . Be silent, start To read the word . And Pray. . Image by promil69 from Pixabay

Exploring a Rule of Life (7)

I started this series of posts to see if anyone would be interested in the whole issue of developing a personal rule of life. This is the first time in my life that I have really tried to do this, and I thought it might not be of interest to anyone else. But the posts …