So I've gone cross-eyed looking at the Michelin map of Northern Ireland, looking for clues in lines and symbols about what the month ahead may hold. The reality is, I've made plans for getting there, I've written a brief paper outlining my aims: "to explore themes of peace and reconcilation; to hear the stories of people involved in such work in their own situations, and to reflect these back on to my home situation", and I've packed my case. It goes against the rest of my life to be so unplanned. But I'm actually content to see what unfolds as my time at Corrymeela goes on. Easyjet - onwards and upwards!
Pardon us
that we will
our end & forgive
the poet
his ambition
to stand alone
on a high peak
surveying
the waste.
Take the map
from our hands
which we take
for the world
& let us be
where earth
and waters meet
& make, for you,
a song.
Jeremy Hooker - A Hymn to Demeter from Earth Songs (Resurgence)
john davies
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