On Sunday, they greeted him as king By Friday, they shouted for his death A fickle crowd, swaying back and forth like grass in the wind Following the current of popular opinion To watch a parade, to watch a death It’s all entertainment, all something to do On Friday, God died On Sunday, God lived…
It’s easy to blame each other For the choices we make It’s easy to blame ourselves For doing the wrong thing You take the path unknown Towards possible salvation Only to find you’re more in the dark Than when you started Contemplate the slippery slope the one paved with good intentions And we all know…
Parcels wrapped up in fancy paper Shiny ribbons and frilly bows Suggesting delights concealed within As excited children wait for Christmas morning Let us open the gift of love Let us open the gift of kindness Let us open the gift of charity Let us open the gift of hope Love descends on Christmas morning…
Purple for hope A candle for future promises Prophets proclaim the coming of salvation Purple for faith Flame flickers like starlight Shining on a moonlit town Pink for joy A blazing flame for light in the darkness Shepherds hear the good news Purple for peace A candle for the changing world Angels praise the living…
Early morning light refracts through streaky clouds Mist hangs low on the land Rolling green fields intersperse with dense woodland Gently undulating slopes fade into the grey distance Standing on the nearer shore, we pilgrims take the boat And row our way across the golden waters Under willow fingers reaching low towards the stream Across…
It might seem that a story about moles might not be particularly exciting. After all, they spend a lot of time underground and can barely see. But William Horwood has created an epic tale of love, faith, and overcoming all odds, which any lover of fantasy will enjoy. “Duncton Wood” is the story of Bracken…
The Creator sketches, paints, moulds and creates electrons and neutrons and protons in infinite combination Star and space, light and dark, Water and earth and sky Vegetable and animal At our core, we are all one The whole is greater than the sum of its parts Colour and beauty and passion Heart and mind and…
Walking through a magical garden gathering flowers in hand the air is filled with sweet perfume and I am at peace My arms are laden with glowing blossoms their colours an array of finest jewels I am showered in petals of light These are the gardens of Heaven the Lord is the Gardener His…
Walking a road that I do not know to a destination unknown I don’t know where I started from nor why I travel alone I walk when the sun is high above I walk in the moonless night I walk til I ache from head to toe and still no end in sight. Sometimes…
What is truth? Everyone’s got a different answer We should be kind to those who are kind to us We should shun those who are unhappy, lest they make us unhappy we should not care about the displaced, the homeless, the sick We should look after our own What is truth? said the governor…
Eclectic Assemblage 