Meditation by Erin Clark i. O Oriens: O eastern star, O dayspring, O east, O rising dawn. This antiphon is my favourite this year because it can be rendered in English in so many different ways, each with its own set of meanings and connotations. It’s enough to keep any over lover of words happy…
Category: Poetry
14 December 2015 | Two poems for Advent
the first by Madeleine L’Engle ‘The Winter is Cold, is Cold’ The winter is cold, is cold. All’s spent in keeping warm. Has joy been frozen, too? I blow upon my hands Stiff from the biting wind. My heart beats slow, beats slow. What has become of joy? If joy’s gone from my heart Then…
St Lucy’s Day
Cover illustration (c) Paul Bommer A Nocturnal upon St. Lucy’s Day BY JOHN DONNE ‘Tis the year’s midnight, and it is the day’s, Lucy’s, who scarce seven hours herself unmasks; The sun is spent, and now his flasks Send forth light squibs, no constant rays; The world’s whole sap is sunk; The general balm th’…
Second Sunday in Advent
Second Sunday in Advent by John Keble Not till the freezing blast is still, Till freely leaps the sparkling rill, And gales sweep soft from summer skies, As o’er a sleeping infant’s eyes A mother’s kiss; ere calls like these, No sunny gleam awakes the trees, Nor dare the tender flowerets show Their bosoms to…
4 December 2016
Cover photo from Little Gidding, (c) HermesMercurio Today as the church commemorates Nicholas Ferrar, have a listen to Malcolm Guite’s sonnet for him.
The good, the true & the beautiful
If you are at Westcott you’ve probably heard quite a lot about Malcolm Guite, in case you didn’t already know and treasure his poetry. He will feature a few times on this here blog, but in case you want a more direct way of appreciating his work during Advent, check out this blog: Cultivating the…
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