Autumn Poem
This Sunday we are very nearly at the end of ‘Trinity season’ the long season between Easter and Christmas when the vestments are green, and collects of the prayer book have left us with some memorable phrases. Below is an autumn poem by Teresa Morgan reflecting some of these phrases:
Trinity Season
I cleared the ground
untiringly. The hedges needed clipping.
Under the fence stole buttercups and elder,
tangled with hybrid teas. I weeded
nettles from borders and collected seeds
towards next autumn’s sowing.
I meant to talk
as soon as I had mown the lawn once more. But You
were readier to hear than I to pray
and gave me more than I deserved –
more than I dreamed that I desired –
reason to keep away
until I dared bring love to light;
to root out fear and let attention flower.
Bernhard Schünemann
22 October 2017
