A Poem For Today - Beddgelert

[KEN DICKINSON]



Beddgelert

Cleanse these tricky instruments of mine, 

my hands and tongue.

Use fresh water, then

let them settle, still and pale.

And let me play the sleepy priest 

who speaks no word till listening's done.

Yes, cleanse these instruments of mine,

my hands and tongue.

Let me sit as cool and dumb 

as three stones on a dusty sill.

Or drift aloft like lazy smoke 

seeping from an unwatched hill.

James Sheard

[K. Lauren de Boer]

I love the imagery in this. Sitting cool and dumb as three stones on a dusty sill sounds like a good occupation for a warm day…

Is this your home village, Ken? 

K. Lauren de Boer
Youtube handle: @terravitamedia
Website: terravitamedia.com

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[John Jai Conley]

A wonderful feeling of stillness permeates this poem.

Jai

The way you look at things is the most powerful force in shaping your life.

John O’Donohue

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[KEN DICKINSON]

I wish lauren😃🙏

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