Blackbird poem and a short prayer of thanks by Richard Macwilliam

Blackbird

A blackbird said a word,
And that word burst into wondrous song:
A blackbird said a word,
And that word was just for me.

A blackbird said a word,
And that word was just too beautiful:
I thanked the blackbird for that word
And blackbird then thanked me.

July 00

A SHORT PRAYER OF THANKS

Dear God,
Thankyou for looking after me.
Please help me to listen to you and obey you.

Amen.

Here's a poem about a blackbird by R.S.Thomas, who was a clergyman in Wales and an unsung genius who wrote some beautiful poems about the countryside, about spirituality and about the characters that he met (such as Iago Prytherch).

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