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Index

m a n a s q u a n i n l e t i ( 1 9 3 9 )

m a n a s q u a n i n l e t i i ( 1 9 9 1 )

n o t i n t h e s e d a y s

t h e i n l a n d h e a r t

o c e a n

s u m m e r n i g h t s t o r m

b a y h e a d

e b b t i d e

w i n t e r c o a s t

a t t h e s h o r e

s t a l k i n g a g u l l

(

b i r d s i n t h e o r c h a r d

f r a g m e n t

l o v e i s t h e l a w o f l i f e

a p r i l

t o m y u n b o r n c h i l d

t h e c h i l d r e n

v i g i l

e n t r e a t y

“ i a m n o a r t i s t…”

t o a r c h i b a l d m a c l e i s h

w o r d s

m u s i c

w r i t e r’s (a b d o m i n a l) c r a m p

s a l e h u r s t b e l l s

t h e o r g a n a t v e s p e r s

b a c h i n v e n t i o n

b r a h m s

d a r k i n t e r va l

o n b e i n g s t i r r e d

b y a n a p r i l s h o w e r

f i r s t s n o w

c a r d i n a l

a c r i c k e t i n w i n t e r

t h e r a b b i t

d u s k

w i n t e r

f e b r u a r y t h a w

m a g n o l i a

p e t e r’s s o n g

t h e m e a d o w

n i g h t r a i n

m i d s u m m e r d a y s k e t c h e s

ii

a u t u m n

h a r v e s t d u s k

n o v e m b e r r a i n

s u s s e x d e c e m b e r

r o o k s

r a i n b o w

o l i v e r

Oliver was the writer’s cat

e v e n i n g

s t o r m

b u t t e r f l y b a l l e t

b o u l d e r

m o o n

t h e b r a s s l o c u s t

l a n d s c a p e

w i t h l a p a c h o t r e e

g r a y f o x e s

e v e n i n g a t d a r v e l l

s o n n e t

s e a e c h o

a n c e s t o r

w i n d o v e r h i l l

f o r e b o d i n g

l a n d i n g a t d e l o s

a t s u m m e r’s e n d

a u t o b i o g r a p h y

g r o w t h

a d m o n i t i o n s

o n l y a l i t t l e l o n g e r

t h e i n l a n d g u l l s

p l a g u e

After a visit to Glottenham Castle, East Sussex, where the Black Death (1300– 1350) took every inhabitant but one

t h e t e a c h e r

h e a r t h

a b i d i n g

s t r u g g l e

t h e i d e a l i s t

t h e l e s s o n

p e o p l e o f f r a n c e ( 1 9 4 4 )

t o o n e w h o b l a m e s h i t l e r

t h e s h e p h e r d

m e d i t a t i o n

t h e o p t i m i s t i c b o r e

l a m e n t f r o m p u r g a t o r y

“There is never time to say our last word – the last word

of our love, or our desire, faith, remorse, submission, revolt.”

r e s p o n s e t o c r i t i c i s m

l o r d , s h o w m e t h y s e l f

s e l f - r e p r o a c h

t h e p i t

t h e c h a i n

g u i l t

t h e e m p t y h o u s e

t h e p a t t e r n e d h e a r t

z a c c h a e u s

a h i l l t o p f i e l d

“Faith is the energy the Master gives you which enables you to take hold of His promises and to participate in His life.”

h a r v e s t

t h e s p i d e r

r e s o l v e

t h e m a s t e r

w o o d c r e s t

t h e g a t e

c o n v e r s i o n

b a p t i s m

t h e n e w d i s c i p l e

t h e b l e s s e d m e e k

t h e m i r a c l e

“And to be true, and to speak my soul, when I survey the occurrences of my life and call into account the Finger of God, I can perceive nothing but an abyss and mass of mercies Those which others term crosses, afflictions, judgments, misfortunes – to me they both appear and in event have ever proved the dissembled favors of His affections.”

va n i t a s va n i t a t u m

p r a y e r

t h e p r o m i s e

s u b m i s s i o n

m a g n i f i c a t

l’e n v o i

h o p e

f o r t h o s e

w h o f o l l o w t h e r o a d

f a i t h

c h r i s t t h e s h e p h e r d