SHELL
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WHAT WAS YOUR PERSPECTIVE
on the world when you were housed
here?
Was this shell a warm place -
a cocoon of security
a window through which you might gaze
out upon a world
more colourful than you?
Were these polished walls a safe haven
in the hours of your vulnerability? The soft
sensitive facets in me would be glad of such
a splendid shell as yours
from time to time
And yet I own gladness that I may stand for
your protected fragility is no more
and amongst the joys of today’s peaceful shore
I found only your shell and an echo
in what was once your land
Grateful thanks to Andrew Rudd, Cheshire Poet Laureate 2006, for inspiration and encouragement
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 06:59PM
by
Fr Simon Marsh
in Spirituality, Christian Faith, Peace
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2 Comments
Fr Simon Marsh
in Spirituality, Christian Faith, Peace
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2 Comments
Reader Comments (2)
Words out of peace, redolent of quiet spaces in your soul. A gently yet vividly observed moment. :-)
I love 'the hours of your vulnerability.' I am always awestruck at the richness of people's response in a writing workshop, and this is beautiful