This sonnet by the American poet Edna St. Where never fell his foot or shone his faceĪnd so stand stricken, so remembering him. Vincent Millay, ‘ Time Does Not Bring Relief’.Īnd entering with relief some quiet place The poem sounds like some of Louis MacNeice’s poetry, which isn’t as surprising as it first sounds: this poem was one of Binyon’s last, and was published in 1944, the year after his death.ħ. But Binyon also wrote some other fine poems of remembrance in a more general sense, and the BBC anthology includes this touching and technically adroit poem about a beautiful memory that resurfaces one fine winter morning. The more obvious choice here would have been the single poem by Binyon (1869-1943 pictured right) that has endured in the popular consciousness: namely, his poem recited at Remembrance Sunday every year to mark the Armistice. Returning without a reason into the mind … It was not there, it is there, in a perfect image Īnd all is changed. The shadow of the jasmine, branch and blossom! Suddenly, softly, as if at a breath breathed Stands in a Tuscan pot to delight the eye Yellow jasmine, delicate on stiff branches Waiting for day: not a sound but a listening air. Įncircle those we have named, and those left un-named, with your healing love and peace.It is early morning within this room without,ĭark and damp without and within, stillness In this moment of silence, hear the concerns we bring, heavy on our hearts, and the joys we celebrate in our lives and in the lives of those we love and for which we give thanks. We pray for those who have been visited by loss and grief, especially for the family of …. We pray for an over-shadowing of your mercy upon them. Hear our prayers for those who are not healthy, who have known serious illness, persistent ailments, and limited mobility. As we honour the past, may we put our faith in your future for you are the source of life and hope, now and for ever. Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world, and grant us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm. O God of truth and justice, we hold before you those whose memory we cherish, and those whose names we will never know. This morning, we especially lift up leaders in Syria, in America, in …. Raise them up that they may turn the course of history.įor all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership, political, military and religious bless them with gifts wisdom and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace. God grant them peace, and safe returns.įor civilian women, children and men whose lives are disfigured by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the anger and hatreds of humanity, God comfort them and give them hope.įor peace-makers and peace-keepers, who seek to keep this world secure and free God, grant them courage and wisdom and perseverance. We pray for all members of the armed forces who are in danger this day, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their safe return. God, we lift our prayer for all who suffer as a result of conflict, and asking that they may know peace: for the service men and women who have died in the violence of war, each one remembered by and known to you God grant them peace.įor those who love them in death as in life, meet them in their grief and the sadness, and grant them peace.
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