One thing the monasteries gave Bath is often forgotten; St Peter’s fair in 1106, the first street celebration in Bath with jugglers, musicians, fire swallowers,...

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Abbey Music

Written on Water: The Monk’s Song

I have posted an earlier version of this before, but here is the finished one - not much changed, as I recall, in its proper...

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Abbey Music

Written on Water: The Coronation of King Edgar

But…over the centuries the waters receded. The springs re-emerged, and out of the sodden wasteland rose another holy place . .this time sacred to a...

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Abbey Music

Written on Water: The Ruin

This is an account of building. decay, ruin, and building again. When the Baths fell into decay and the hot springs were drowned by the...

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Abbey Music

Written on Water: The Roman Songs

The next two songs are both about the Roman Baths. The secondary meaning of Written on Water is that our lives do not disappear without...

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Children's poetry

Written on Water Lyric 2: The Pagan Song

The lyrics for Written on Water are finished now, so I thought I would share them with you. Please don't send them anywhere; they won't...

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The World

Uncle Nick

This poem is in response to a glorious article: A school in Portland, Oregon, has granted approval to a local Satanic Temple’s request to set...

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