Lent 29

 

In the stillness

In the wilderness

In the pagan place we go

To live in wildness for a time

Away from city shapes

Away from the shadows of

Everything right-angled

 

At night, we might see stars

We might hear the planet

Touch a texture we have never touched

For all the times we’ve tried

Taste something in a cup

We’ve brought along

 

Taste and see

Taste and be aware

Taste and delight

Taste and share the joy

That had it gone differently

We might have tried in Eden

 

C L Couch

 

 

the Expulsion illustration in the English Caedmon manuscript, c. 1000 CE

Public Domain