Glory be to God-A Riff on Hopkins
Glory be to God
for susurrous memory,
the quiet whispers of bonny
beach walks sailing over azure skies
born of a windy world.
Efflorescence hurls worlds
of wondrous words, a witness born of
plentiful peace, sprung from
a place of singing.
Worshipful worlds of Spirit peace,
sprung from a place of singing.
Praise Him.
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In October of 2016 my gifted friend K.C. Ireton and I co-facilitated a writer’s retreat for women of faith in the Washington Cascades. One of our gathering times was playing with words–LOTS of words–and paying attention to alliteration and sound in the style of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Kimberlee brought thousands of words to choose from as we wrote our own versions of “Pied Beauty,” with its beginning lines, “Glory be to God for…..”
How would you write your own “Glory be” poem?
