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