17th of June 2020
Ali Newell Associate Chaplain selected this poem for today
Jessie Fubara-Manuel is a PhD student who went on a Chaplaincy trip to Camas, a remote centre of the Iona Community on the Hebridean island of Mull last year. This was a trip with students and vulnerable citizens from the Grassmarket Community. She wrote to me yesterday sharing this lovely poem and said:
'I just thought to share a poem I wrote about Camas. Camas prepared me for the solitude that covid-19 demanded and I am thankful for the capacity to look inward and be satisfied.
I remember Camas
I remember Camas
Where all was calm
And the loudest sound
Was the rush of the sea
The croaks of the chickens
And the laughter of friends
I remember Camas
Where all was serene
And the brightest sights
Were the beautiful mountain tops
The clear blue skies
And the tall green bushes
I remember Camas today
And I am thankful
For the gift of solitude
The simplicity of life
The slow pace of everything
All needful in this new-normal of covid-19.
Jessie Fubara-Manuel
2019 UoE Camas Team