tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198954.post112474494757265176..comments2023-07-17T10:56:54.610+01:00Comments on Deep Thought: Do-nate or Do nada?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198954.post-1124800474799709872005-08-23T13:34:00.000+01:002005-08-23T13:34:00.000+01:00O......and K......O......<BR/><BR/>and<BR/> <BR/><BR/>K......Sarah Brushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236968235027502431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198954.post-1124798525750027462005-08-23T13:02:00.000+01:002005-08-23T13:02:00.000+01:00No longer young,She makes her wayTo the Greenbelt ...No longer young,<BR/>She makes her way<BR/>To the Greenbelt Festival<BR/>At Cheltenham Racecourse.<BR/><BR/>It is a sacred site;<BR/>Full of Celtic ghosts<BR/>And the sense of<BR/>Abiding loss.<BR/><BR/>In her mind<BR/>Is the hope<BR/>That she may be able<BR/>To rediscover<BR/>Something of the energy<BR/>Of spiritual fascism<BR/>Which so excited<BR/>Her internal juices<BR/>All those years ago<BR/>At university.<BR/><BR/>She is disappointed.<BR/><BR/>Plenty is happening<BR/>At Greenbelt,<BR/>But none of it has to do with<BR/>Energy,<BR/>Spiritual fascism,<BR/>Or internal fluidity.<BR/><BR/>What is happening<BR/>At Greenbelt<BR/>Is the spiritual self-congratulation<BR/>Of materialistic middle England<BR/>As it tries to remember<BR/>What all the fuss was about<BR/>In the olden days<BR/>When God existed,<BR/>And angels seemed closer,<BR/>And churchianity seemed more<BR/>Than gender posing.<BR/><BR/>To be a steward<BR/>At Greenbelt,<BR/>You have to be<BR/>An out-of-date<BR/>Post-evangelical.<BR/><BR/>And to be<BR/>An out-of-date<BR/>Post-evangelical,<BR/>You have to be<BR/>A card-carrying<BR/>Associate member<BR/>Of the human race<BR/>With a half-finished thesis<BR/>On "God as Dolphin Mother."Alcuin Bramertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917474523744351041noreply@blogger.com