This Green Isle

Gold cherry
Poem of the week
Pick of the Month

By lenchenelf

Tue, 11 Apr 2023
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22 comments
 

Uphill or down vale, this was a land

quickened in forest, thickened

in lilt of dapple and shade.

 

A stonemason, his artists heart starved through

years of apprenticeship, steps over twisted roots

to practice of secrets, footsore through forest,

 

rapt in his everchilds glimpse of wonder,

 

brings what he sees, what we might yet see

on the way to call of worship:

a luminous smile, through haut-taut canopy, halo

of timber guardians for those who shuffle on Earth.

 

Matins and Evensong timed

for the golden hour on sandstone;

glaziers orchestrated internal majesty,

shade driven from apex in chromatic swell of voice.

 

Thus, he places his sculpted greenhope in rafters,

misericords, offers texture to gaze, perception

shifted by multi-hued glow risen to hope,

 

while everlong we stumble below.

 

Sun and Moon wink

on our path through fallen leaves;

 

it was always about the light

 

 

 

Certificate U
Poem
Camera Obscura
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is so beautiful Lena - thank you

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Pleased you like it smiley

Best as ever

Lena x

 

Submitted by donignacio on

Great closing line especially 

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Good of you to read, I've enjoyed dipping in your latest tale :)

Best

Lena x

 

Submitted by Mark Burrow on

Beautiful writing.

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

You are very kind

best

Lena x

 

Submitted by celticman on

we stumble. you don't 

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Cheers Jack, that's because I shuffle on my posterior wink

Best to you

Lena xx

 

Submitted by marandina on

"It was always about the light".

Captivating and entrancing, Lena. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Kind of you to read and comment

Best to you

Lena x

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

This made me think of Elizabeth Goudge books. I love the last line, too. The light is there whatever, it is whether we see it, or only see by it

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

Your comment made me pounce on Google: the lady looks interesting and I might just have to buy her books for my Granchildren (naturally I will read them first smiley)

This piece was doodled some time back, but in draft form, it could still do with a tweak. It touches on many themes, including deforestation of our country over the past 1k years, how artists/artisans might have viewed and expressed their world and faith through the lens of their environment and resources at the time of building great Abbey's,  how it might haved shaped thoughts and motifs found therein.

I love walking through woodland, midst living Cathedral of great trees smiley

Best as ever

Lena xx

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

This gorgeous poem about the importance of the natural world in art and faith, is Pick of the Day! Please do share and retweet if you can

Lena please change the photo if you want

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

delighted that you liked it Di, and so pleased at the golden cherries. Hope you don't mind, I  have removed the piccie as I'd like each reader to bring their own images  and memories to this :)

Thank you so much

Lena xx

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Congratulations Lena - very well deserved golden cherries! Is that one of your lovely pictures Di? That is such a good idea!

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Lena, I am sorry, have just tried and I don't know how to delete the photo from Facebook or Twitter. I can delete the posts and start again, without a photo, if that is allowed. I thought pieces for POD had to have photos, but I see the sky has not fallen in when you removed it :0)

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

It was a lovely photo of light playing on the bark.

thank you again

Lena xxx

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Wonderful, Lena xx

 

Submitted by onemorething on

This is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations! 

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

A lovely surprise.

Thank you all.

best

Lena xx

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Month - Congratulations!

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

you are all so very kind.

best to all

Lena xx