A Cornish Sabbatical Blog
The heritage of Celtic Saints explored through photography, poetry and reflection.
The poems written during this sabbatical blog journey are an attempt to draw some inspiration from people we know little or nothing about. I have been working with my own interpretation of the mythology that has grown up around them, the way they have been revered and some ways they have influenced the Christian life of Cornwall since those pre-medieval times.
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The actual poems are a mix of styles and forms which reflects my own experimentation. I am trying to nurture my creativity and technique and so they are a work in progress. If, one day, someone else should come along and 'see them in the shop window' (Bagpuss) and decide they might be publishable as a collection, I would be delighted. If you happen to be that person, do let me know!
(Blog post links to the poems are below)
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Michael Returns to Marazion (Day 40 - Michael)
Halton Quay (Day 38 - Idract and Dominica)
Patella Vulgaris (Day 36 - Piran)
Saint Ia's Tears (Day 34 - Ia)
Touching the Void (Day 33 - Meriadoc/Meriasek)
Saints Anonymous (Day 32 - All Saints Day)
The Song of the Sheep (Day 31 - Rumon/Ruan)
Vidimus - 'We have Seen' (Day 30 - Mabena)
'Four Allusions in Haiku form (Day 29 - Samson)
It kept on raining (Day 27 - Petroc)
I am not persona non grata (Day 26 - Non/Nonna)
Troparion (Day 39 - Germanus - revised)
Dearly Beloved (Day 24 - Constantine)
Inventio and Miracula (Day 23 - Nectan)
Mood Music (Day 22 - Endellion)
A Sestina for Enodoc (Day 21 - Enodoc)
A Plateful of Poems (Day 19 - Neot)
The Pure Hermit and the Well (Day 18 - Keyna)
Buriana's Lament (Day 17 - Buriana)
A Trio of Limericks (Day 16 - Gwinear)
Church of Storms (Day 15 - Winwaloe)
Grumpy Old Man (Day 13 - Seleven)
Knowing Me, Knowing You (Day 12)
I am No Mermaid (Day 10 - Senera)
Lectio Lapides (Reading Stones) (Day 7 - Morwenna)
The Hut of Reverend Hawker (Day 3)
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All poems on this blogsite are all copyright the author, Jonathan Budd, 2019. They may be shared not-for-profit with attribution, however. Thanks for being good.