Given that the recent sequence on veils, words and values focused at some length on R. S. Thomas’s struggles to access God, reposting this poem that touches on a similar idea seemed worthwhile. My new poem posted yesterday was triggered by Thomas’s later poems.
Posts Tagged ‘irises’
Facing Uncertain Death (26/42): Darkening into Night
Posted in Poems, tagged irises, jasmine, night, poetry, roses on 14/05/2024| Leave a Comment »
Facing Uncertain Death (26/42): Darkening into Night
Posted in Poems, tagged irises, jasmine, night, poetry, roses on 04/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
Given my current unremitting focus on reflection and the implications for consciousness, it seemed appropriate to republish this poem.
Darkening into Night
Posted in Poems, tagged irises, jasmine, night, poetry, roses on 18/03/2022| Leave a Comment »
Given that my post next Monday plans to deal with the ageing process and expectation, it seems worth republishing some poems over the next few days that touch on that theme.
Darkening into Night
Posted in Poems, tagged irises, jasmine, night, poetry, roses on 06/08/2017| Leave a Comment »
Given this week’s combination of posts on illness and oneness, this seemed a good poem to republish
Darkening into Night
Posted in Poems, tagged irises, jasmine, night, poetry, roses on 31/05/2016| Leave a Comment »
Darkening into Night
Posted in Poems, tagged irises, jasmine, night, poetry, roses on 31/05/2015| 1 Comment »
This is the poem I refer to in my response to van Gogh’s picture of the Irises.