Tag Archives: spirituality

Odd socks and the mummification of rats…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I couldn’t put it off any longer, bad back or not… the sheets needed changing and the mattress was overdue to be turned. My son, for reasons best known to himself, chose to furnish himself with one of those huge … Continue reading →

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Esoteric Shipbuilding – Steve Tanham

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was a ‘stream of consciousness moment’; one of those that acts like a time machine. The flash of memories cut right back to my childhood – seven or eight years old. It included the sight and texture of the … Continue reading →

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Easter

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

In England today there are chocolate eggs and rabbits. In France the church bells are silent as the bells of St Peter’s fly to the children, tied with ribbons and flowers. Across the world images that combine the Christian and … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The sun set tonight. It always does. A blaze of glory in the western sky, Closing the day.   Did you see the flames caress the moon as she rose? Or were you sleeping, dreaming of survival. It will not … Continue reading →

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Standing

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I was beneath the treetops when the rain came, Sheltered by the whisper of the beeches And great oaks, Leaves unfurling, Copper and green In the springtime. I was by the water when the light flared, Silvering the surface as … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Sofia Kioroglou – Three Poems

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Love will conquer all Love me and I will love you back. Crash me and I will adore you You grind me down like no other But I do not waver Love will conquer all Make-believe We have heard it … Continue reading →

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The courage of conviction…

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

‘They’ve got that completely the wrong way around.’ I almost winced as I read the article, completely disagreeing with the perspective that was being outlined. The basics were correct, I felt but there was something decidedly ‘off’ about the way … Continue reading →

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The Magical Roundabout – Steve Tanham

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I remember the moment, a few years ago, when Stuart – one of my co-directors of the Silent Eye – said to me: “And that’s it, vanished in an instant: all that work about to be packed up, filed away … Continue reading →

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Snow in summer

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I stood like a mountain Astride the plain Watching with slow eyes As life passed beneath me. Feeling the seasons on my skin, Each year a mere frisson, And the years passed Until snow silenced me. I waited immobile For … Continue reading →

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Loved…

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Three words felt, not spoken, Known only in the inmost heart That change the world And how you see it. It doesn’t matter who Or how, or where. Time and distance have no meaning, When you Know it. Nor do … Continue reading →

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