Arts Articles
Elsie
A nursing home. At ninety-three, your memory almost gone, You wonder where your mother is, and where is brother Don? You do not know what place this is, nor whether you belong. Worst of all, you are aware of something sadly wrong.
Thoughts from the moon
He stepped on the moon And saw to his delight, The planet Earth, blue and beautiful, Hung in the sky. It evoked weightlessness Held by miraculous magnetism.
The Snettisham Saga
Beneath the tent an archaeologist mole is heard blindly tunnelling for worms building hills as he goes. A snuffling hedgehog cleans pots and pans, whilst trusty giant poplars await our return through a sneaky hole in the hedge shielding us from the icy blast.
Poem for a newborn in Meeting
Gabrielle Octavia born on a Tuesday Sunday you came to meeting
Found poem in three voices
Greece Greece is gripped by the spectre of isolation beneath the surface is deep fear and anger A bloated and corrupt centre has sucked the economy dry Most Greeks want to stay in the EU as guarantee against Turkey where memories go back to age old enmity
The frescoes of Assisi
Perched on the side of a hill, in the depths of the green heart of Italy, lies a remarkable medieval town seemingly untouched by time. Assisi is situated in the beautiful region of Umbria, a land of high hills gently bathed in layers of soft mist. This is a land...
Tree of Life
Beautiful Friendship is a sheltering tree A special connection between you and me Love and support… Are the branches and leaves With space in-between For our Spirits to grow and fly free
‘Are you a Holy Man, Dad?’
Alarmed, I looked at the boy; was I a kill-joy? Did I look askance at fun?
A Pump in Africa
Here’s water, as the human eye can’t see it. Maybe God’s eye, or a fly’s, the mirror-ball of timelessness, the almost-insubstantial lacewing’s gold eye, can.
Quaker Artists Network
Today, the arts are clearly important to many Friends, as demonstrated by the continuing uptake of Appleseed and other art-based courses and retreats, occasional events organised by Quaker Meetings, and the work of the Leaveners and the Quaker Tapestry.