Peter H. Marshall's Blog, page 2

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Notes on Liberty and Freedom

Liberty and freedom in English are often used interchangeably but there does seem to be a difference.

Poem: I am the salmon which leaps in the pool

brIn early Celtic poetry, there was no gap between human beings and the rest of the natural world.

The European Union

brAfter the Second World War the founders of the European Common Market had great ideals.

A poem: The Tree House

br br brHigh among the pine needles brbuilt out of spare planks and driftwood, brI lie lazily in the shade.

To conquer or to cooperate with nature?

brI have recently heard the BBC radio advertising its coverage of the Winter Olympics by saying that the athletes would 'conquer nature'.

Quiet and calm: poem

This poem was written last autumn during my view voyage along the south Turkish coast in my small yacht "Celtic Gold".

The wild wind from the north

Instead of fighting the cold, wintry blast from the north like you might fight the violent and cruel sea in Poseidon's worst moods, with hunched shoulders and frown between your downcast eyes, you might try to relax and pull back your chest and turn your face to the turbulent sky.

Christian hypocrisy

It is all very well for bishops to say that poverty in Britain is a disgrace.

Colin Wilson, author, 1931-2913

I have recently heard of the death of Colin Wilson, aged 82.