Pastoral
Reflection and Encouragement from the Pastoral Team.
I have written this poem to reflect how many of us are feeling at the moment. I was inspired by some pictures of snowdrops that a friend had recently posted on facebook. It...
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I have written this poem to reflect how many of us are feeling at the moment. I was inspired by some pictures of snowdrops that a friend had recently posted on facebook. It reminded me that we are all part of a natural cycle, the world turns, the moon waxes and wanes, the tides come and go, Spring follows Winter as Summer follows Spring and so forth. This pandemic is a season that will eventually pass.
Passing Season
Dark nights
Dark days
Nobody says
“Are you coming out?”
Stay in
Don’t stand out
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