Full Description
These engaging poems were written over a period of time and as part of different projects, yet they all touch on aspects of faith.
Karen Hayes was inspired by iconic churches, atmospheric locations, local legends, paintings, religious artifacts and more. She often takes a mundane situation and lifts it into something more spiritual. A visit to a museum is compared to a modern-day pilgrimage, she reflects how we struggle with our doubts, fears, superstition, disease, dead and loss. Yet far from being gloomy, there is always hope and her poems give you a warm feeling about life.
The poems, therefore, not only reflect on the religious aspects of faith but also deal with faith, or lack thereof, in ourselves and our surroundings.
Contents
Definite
At the Cathedral
The Leper Squint
The Relics
Charmed Circle
Bells
The Prayer Book Pilgrimage
Oh, When the Saints
Galilee
The Carvery
Indefinite
The Repentant Magdalene
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
The Supper at Emmaus
These Thanet Skies
Room 31
Chef Jesus
The Twelve
Infinite
A Song of Parting.
At The Crumbly Edge of Empire
Seventy-Nine Bench End
Salvage
The Women Who Shaped the Church
Ching Alley
Ralph
The Hurlers
Unborn chicks
Worthy
Momentarily
