Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Rondel for Ash Wednesday

Reposted according to tradition… 

All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast;
Fear not these desert days of Lent. 
All grunged-up souls, all people pent 
In pleasure’s prison, bravely cast 
Your senseless sin aside at last: 
Believe the Gospel and repent. 
All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast;
Fear not these desert days of Lent.
The thirst and hunger will not last, 
For by God’s Son, who underwent 
The Cross, we know that we are meant 
For Heaven’s home when pain is past — 
All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast.
Brancaster Bay, north Norfolk, August 2024

Saturday, March 01, 2025

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

‘Here is my stone-ribbed nest’  St. David’s Cathedral, 6th March 2024.
Wishing a very happy feast of St. David to all who have reason to celebrate!

[…]  I am David.
I am the Dovebearer.
I speak of peace.
I counsel joy.
    In a fold of the furthest west,
    Here is my stone-ribbed nest.

I am David.  
Under my feet
The rock of Dyfed
Has raised me up
    To tower in time’s March gales.
    I am David.  I am Wales.

Raymond Garlick (1926–2011)