Third Sunday in Advent
Today I pause from giving you updates from grief’s front line and take a leaf from the blogs of Karen Walrond and Simon Parke.
From Karen I borrow her line of hope and choose to say into the darkness ‘This was a good week’ and from Simon I am reminded to practice gratitude, even if I can muster it only for my kettle.
For Peter, who sent me links to two beautiful poems, one by Clive Wilmer, the other by John Freeman.
For my friend Martin, who rings to say hi.
For Greg, who texts the same.
For my activist friend Roger quoting Ghandi and Dr Martin Luther King Jr on an Advent WhatsApp group.
For my theologian friend Luke reminding me that the world is dark, but that the light always wins.
For my friend Cock.
For the lifesaving blog of Shawna Lemay, whose posts always leave me feeling more human, less alone and a little more sane. Like this one on Anna Kamienska.
For the Amos Trust, whose Seeds of Hope anthology is out now.
For my dad, who is still modelling everything I need to know.
For my colleagues.
For my students.
For this, by Anna Kamienska (please read it slowly).
For nattering with Jan in the health food shop.
For Shim being home.
For Millie, who takes me out of the house and ‘clear of the wheel of myself’.
For Harold Budd.
I can’t thankyou enough for introducing me to Shawna…she is a light in the darkness…even when she is feeling it herself.
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Wonderful poems! I subscribe to Shawna after you mentioning her a while ago. And I was lucky enough to be taught by John Freeman at Cardiff. With Advent blessings.
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Hello Anthony – you might like this … attached …
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Thankyou for this Anthony. I moved from Exeter to the Isle of Wight and write, mostly poetry. Praying for your season of grief- ours began a year ago. With love, Anne Linington
Attached poem based on the photo of one of Dartmoor’s granite tors.
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