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Charlie West’s Words Twice a Week 12/24/20
In today’s podcast, Charlie West tells us what happened with the flaming dessert, reflects on this Sunday’s readings and shares his favorite Christmas poem: The Oxen by Thomas Hardy. You can read along in Charlie’s blog “Words Twice a Week” at https://wordstwiceaweek.blogspot.com Sunday readings: Psalm 148, Isaiah 61.10-62.3 and Luke 2.22-40
The Oxen by Thomas Hardy
Christmas Eve, twelve of the clock/"Now they are all on their knees",
An elder said as we sat in a flock/ By the embers on Christmas Eve.
We pictures the meek, mild creatures where/They dwelt in their strawy pen,
Nor did it occur to one of us there/To doubt they were kneeling then.
So fair a fancy few would weave/In these years! Yet, I feel
If someone said on Christmas Eve/"Come see the oxen kneel
In the lonely barton by yonder coomb/Our childhood used to know."
I should go with him in the gloom/Hoping it might be so.
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By Janeen Pergrin RastallIn today’s podcast, Charlie West tells us what happened with the flaming dessert, reflects on this Sunday’s readings and shares his favorite Christmas poem: The Oxen by Thomas Hardy. You can read along in Charlie’s blog “Words Twice a Week” at https://wordstwiceaweek.blogspot.com Sunday readings: Psalm 148, Isaiah 61.10-62.3 and Luke 2.22-40
The Oxen by Thomas Hardy
Christmas Eve, twelve of the clock/"Now they are all on their knees",
An elder said as we sat in a flock/ By the embers on Christmas Eve.
We pictures the meek, mild creatures where/They dwelt in their strawy pen,
Nor did it occur to one of us there/To doubt they were kneeling then.
So fair a fancy few would weave/In these years! Yet, I feel
If someone said on Christmas Eve/"Come see the oxen kneel
In the lonely barton by yonder coomb/Our childhood used to know."
I should go with him in the gloom/Hoping it might be so.