'Was I waiting for something?': A reading and reflection on the poem 'Sea-watching' by R.S.Thomas
Sea-watching by R.S.Thomas Grey waters, vast as an area of prayer that one enters. Daily, over a period of years I have let the eye rest...
'I Go Down to the Shore' by Mary Oliver
A Reflection by Carol O'Connor I Go Down to the Shore I go down to the shore in the morning and depending on the hour the waves are...
'The Summer Day' by Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver’s famous final couplet asks a question of us and subverts it at the same time. It forecasts a future that is already happening.
'Invitation' by Mary Oliver
A Reflection by Carol O'Connor Invitation Oh do you have time to linger for just a little while out of your busy and very important day...
In Church by R.S.Thomas
On Wednesday the 16th of June, Carol O’Connor led a Spiritual Reading Group session via Zoom on the Welsh poet R.S. Thomas. Four poems...
The Other by R.S.Thomas
A Reading by Carol O'Connor On Wednesday the 16th of June, Carol O’Connor led a Spiritual Reading Group session via Zoom on the Welsh...