light – lucy crispin, poet

more rain, and leaves

Nov 4, 2021 #autumn, #beginning, #Binyon, #confinement, #ending, #freedom, #hope, #Laurence Binyon, #light, #possibility, #rain, #spring, #trees, #weather by Lucy Crispin

Last week the rivers were rising in Cumbria and the water flowed brown and white and angry through the centre of towns. The big rain down did rain and brought trouble to many. This rain poem, however, has a mood of hope and possibility: here’s the charming ‘The rain was ending‘ by Lawrence Binyon.

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one of those lanterns

Feb 27, 2020 #Berry, #Clive James, #darkness, #dear, #despair, #hope, #hopeful, #light, #optimistic, #to know the dark, #wendell berry by Lucy Crispin

It might seem a bit strange to claim “lantern-hood ” for this poem, which insists on the necessity of experiencing the dark “properly”; that is to say, without light. But it’s true. This short piece by Wendell Berry (like a lot of his stuff) shines a light for me, and helps me carry on walking. Read it here.

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more rain, and leaves

one of those lanterns