Poetry at #rainbowmillnvccamp 2019

Here is a list of some of the poems we read out at #rainbowmillnvccamp 2019:

Blessing poem by John O'Donohue

To create a space for all our words, 

Drawing us to listen inward and outward. 

We seldom notice how each day is a holy place 

Where the Eucharist of the ordinary happens, 

Transforming our broken fragments 

Into an eternal continuity that keeps us. 

Words That Come Before All Else

The Words That Come Before All Else address the People, Earth Mother, The Waters, Fish, Plants, Food Plants, Medicine Herbs, Trees, Birds, Four Winds, Thunderers, Sun, Grandfather Moon, Stars, Enlightened Teachers, and The Creator. Each element of the natural world is spoken to and thanked for their contributions to all life. These words bind us and promote empathy with all creation.

Draw breath

"Draw breath" - poem by Geoffrey Weedon

Breathe in the quiet purpose of this place;
Through outward stillness, seek a calm within.
Here we can find forgiveness and forgive;
Here feel the healing miracle begin.

poems about death

Death Is Nothing At All 

Adlestrop

Yes. I remember Adlestrop -
The name, because one afternoon
Of heat the express-train drew up there
Unwontedly. It was late June.

Warum in die Ferne schweifen?

Warum in die Ferne schweifen,

Wenn das Gute liegt so nah?
Lerne nur das Glück ergreifen.
Denn das Glück ist immer da.

(Goethe, "Erinnerung")

Dulce et Decorum Est

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,

Ozymandias

I met a traveller from an antique land

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver (recited at Ian and Rebecca’s wedding 12 Sep 2009)