Tag Archives: Psalm 23

A Bombed Cathedral, My Lost Child

A bombed cathedral and a George Herbert hymn come to mind as I think of my eldest son, who died 23 years ago today.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , | Comments closed

You Must Sit Down, Says Love

Psalm 23 has an image which may help power one of George Herbert’s most beloved poems.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , | Comments closed

Like a Cat Asleep on a Chair, O Lord

In “Pax,” D. H. Lawrence echoes the 23rd Psalm only substitutes a cat for a sheep.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

Dying Miserably for Lack of Poetry

Today I want to thank Chris Kalb, whose artwork on this blog was installed yesterday.  And also to thank Discovering Oz, my son and his wife’s marketing company, which gave me the idea for setting up this website and blog and then helped me carry it out.   In the illustration you see before you, the […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed