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It was discussed in relation to Lazarus's resurrection, as a 20-year-old's poem that explores deep and beautiful themes of life, death and rebirth through the perspective of the speaker.
All I could see from where I stood was three long mountains and a wood. I turned and looked another way and saw three islands in a bay.
— Episode: Luke 12-17; John 11 Part 2 • Dr. S. Mich...
Episode: Luke 12-17; John 11 Part 2 • Dr. S. Michael Wilcox...
It was discussed in relation to Lazarus's resurrection, as a 20-year-old's poem that explores deep and beautiful themes of life, death and rebirth through the perspective of the speaker.
All I could see from where I stood was three long mountains and a wood. I turned and looked another way and saw three islands in a bay.
All sin was of my sinning, all atoning mine and mine the gall of all regret.
No hurt I did not feel, no death that was not mine. Mine each last breath that crying meant an answering cry from the compassion that was I.
Deep in the earth I rested now cool is its hand upon the brow and soft its breast beneath the head of one who is so gladly dead.
I breathed my soul back into me.