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The End Is Where We Start
What we call the beginning is often the endAnd to make an end is to make a beginning.The end is where we start from. – T. S. Eliot, “Little Gidding,” Four Quartets Starting today, January 12, 2021, Santa Sabina Center offers an online series on… Continue Reading “The End Is Where We Start”
Darkness Reminds Us of Light
And we thank Thee that darkness reminds us of light.O Light Invisible, we give Thee thanks for Thy great glory! – T. S. Eliot, “Two Choruses from ‘The Rock,’” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa Sabina Center’s will offer… Continue Reading “Darkness Reminds Us of Light”
Light – Dappled with Shadow
We thank Thee for our little light, that is dappled with shadow. – T. S. Eliot, “Two Choruses from ‘The Rock,’” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa Sabina Center’s will offer an online series on the poetry of T.S.… Continue Reading “Light – Dappled with Shadow”
We Thank Thee for Light
We thank Thee for the lights that we have kindled,The light of altar and of sanctuary;Small lights of those who meditate at midnightAnd lights directed through the coloured pans of windowsAnd light reflected from the polished stone,The gilded carven wood, the coloured fresco.|Our gaze… Continue Reading “We Thank Thee for Light”
O Light Invisible
O Light Invisible, we praise Thee!Too bright for mortal vision.O Greater Light, we praise Thee for the less;The eastern light our spires touch at morning,The light that slants upon our western doors at evening,The twilight over stagnant pools at batflight,Moon light and start light,… Continue Reading “O Light Invisible”
Grateful for the Light We Have
Seek not to count the future waves of Time;But be ye satisfied that you have lightEnough to take your step and find your foothold, – T. S. Eliot, “Two Choruses from ‘The Rock,’” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa… Continue Reading “Grateful for the Light We Have”
Spirit of Fountain and Garden
Blessed sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden,Suffer us not to mock ourselves with falsehoodTeach us to care and not to careTeach us to sit stillEven among these rocksOur peace in His will – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday,” The Waste… Continue Reading “Spirit of Fountain and Garden”
Renewal by Quail and Plover
The cry of quail and the whirling ploverAnd the blind eye creates The empty forms between the ivory gatesAnd smell renews the salt savour of the sandy earth – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday,” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa… Continue Reading “Renewal by Quail and Plover”
Redeem the Time
But the fountain sprang up and the bird sang downRedeem the time, redeem the dreamThe token of the word unheard, unspoken. – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday,” The Waste Land and Other Poems Starting on January 12, 2021, Santa Sabina Center’s will offer an online… Continue Reading “Redeem the Time”
It Is Always Worth While
Would it have been worth while,After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets,After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor – And this, and so much more? – It is impossible to say just what I mean! –… Continue Reading “It Is Always Worth While”
