living as people of grace in a conflicted church & world
“Attention,” Catherine Lord considers in Mary Oliver’s poem, “is not for the faint-hearted,” for in lingering attention, one might be changed.
“Oh do you have time/to linger” your attention, Mary Oliver suggests, on small, 10-14cm sized goldfinches singing:
“believe us…
it is a serious thing
just to be alive”
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash This cycle of poems was written by Megan Powell du Toit as a reflection on an Easter miscarriage she experienced. The Long Friday Sitting at table with friendsAn unanticipated last supperIt began On a Thursday eveningWith an unwelcome prescienceWe turned our faces toward the hospital I sat, life ebbing outContinue reading “Easter Poem Trilogy, by Megan Powell du Toit”
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