Greetings everyone, The criminally neglected sonnets and Franciscan poems are to be seriously attended to over the coming weeks and months. The Franciscan poems are to do with the Principles which govern Third Order Franciscan thinking and life. The sonnets are to do with the miracles of Jesus. These are particularly challenging when trying to … Continue reading More poems to come →

Greetings everyone. The new poem I said that I was going to start working on has now been completed. It is called "Paradise" and can be found separately under the Pastoral poems section. It has been my intention to write such a poem, based as it is firstly on a wonderful old book nowadays called … Continue reading Yet another new poem! →

Yes, i know that i have just announced my latest poem called "Drowning"! But i just had to let you know that I will soon be working on another one very soon. Its title will be............ (think of another name for Heaven). Let me know your thoughts. Pax et bonum, Peter.

At last, my new poem is uploaded for you to read. It is called "Drowning" and can be found in the Pastoral poems section on the website. It was written when I took part in a Quiet Day via Zoom, co-hosted by Jen Rees Larcombe and Carol Bostock who head up the Beauty From Ashes … Continue reading New poem uploaded →

Greetings everyone. It has been a long time since I did anything on this site. 2020 has been a rubbish year for so many, myself included. Quite apart from Covid (I wasn't affected thankfully and had my first vaccine recently) I have had to contend with divorce proceedings (completed last October), my mother passing to … Continue reading New poem to be uploaded soon →

Greetings, As you can now see, my new poem "Stones" is on the website, placed under the "Life of Christ Episodes" heading. I hope you find it an interesting read. Do please offer your thoughts on this and indeed any other poem on the site which you are drawn to. Thanks. Peter.

My new poem is called "Stones" and recounts the story of the woman caught in adultery and who was threatened with stoning. I will upload the poem soon and, as mentioned before, will be placed in the "Life of Christ Episodes" section. It would not surprise me at all if this woman later became a … Continue reading New poem now written →

Greetings everyone, I will be commencing a new poem from tomorrow, to be placed in the "Life of Christ Episodes" section on the website. It is to do with an act of mercy by Jesus towards someone who is facing hostility. Can you think what it might be? Just for fun, please email me with … Continue reading New poem to be written. →

Greetings everyone. I know that some of you have read a little of Sheol on Part Two of Triduum on my website. I hope that gives you and indeed everyone who visits the site a taster for Part Three, when we celebrate with great joy the basis of our Christian faith, the Resurrection! Enjoy! Wishing … Continue reading Easter Day →

Hi again. Just to keep you all updated, with the new poem "Palms" I have created a new category called "Life of Christ Episodes". It seemed therefore only logical to place the Resurrection Miracles category within this new one. It keeps things tidy as well. "Palms" has already attracted favourable attention, for which I thank … Continue reading Some site re-ordering →