This week's inspirational poetry: Home, a poem inspired by the recent storms.
I'm inspired by creativity in all corners of the world but especially in nature, most especially London parks, the woods and beaches of East Sussex and, of course, Ireland. You'll find lots of poetry here on the blog and you can support me to write more, including some exclusively for you, on patreon (see below).
Inspirational Poetry: Home
In our home place here
on the bigger of the two
off-continent islands
in the north seas
we've had stormy weather
this long time now,
the kind that takes slices
out of your days, out of the waves
out of the face of the moon, the kind
that obscures, even, the shine of the sun.
Up it reared, one fine day, and we
could do nothing only put up with it,
and hold whatever can be grasped
from not being able to find
a whole, safe moment, awake
or asleep or in-between,
in your own country.
We sheltered among the upturnings
growing ever more afraid to hope. Buffeted
between bells and rosaries, we had
our work cut out for us to keep the pearl
of our home-made faith alive.
Taken to the head of the pass,
I thought we'd begun to lie under,
but then, just as we were nearly dropped over:
miracles. The splintered sea took
a sigh and settled. The cut of the wind
softened. Sun and moon reappeared
in all their fullness and we knew
what had taken consent
to their concealment to know.
So now, here we are.
Rejoicing in reflection.
Deeper than ever, in we dive,
into our dear, familiar lucency,
the light of our frayed ways,
restored to us, made new for us
to live within, again.
For as little as $2 a month, you can become a poetry patron and receive books and other bonuses and exclusive poetry written just for you.
If you enjoyed this post, please let me know on my Facebook page or via Twitter. And… if you have some likeminded friends, I’d love for you to share it with them. Thank you!
