For the occasion of the retirement of The Rev. Patricia Hames, Rector of St. Mark's, New Britain, who has encouraged poetry and in particular poetry in worship, Elizabeth T. Massey from St. Mark's, New Canaan wrote the following poem of thanksgiving read at the end of Poetry Sunday.
FAREWELL
Mother Pat supports the arts
A subject dear to poets’ hearts.
Singly and lovingly she sponsored
Faith-filled poems as she mentored
Barbara and the St. Mark’s cadre
Giving all us guests fair entrée.
Spirit welcome warmed our minds
Souls roamed free among the signs
Wonders to be read that day
Guiding our delighted play:
Words and images and prayers
Profound, complex, many layers.
Or writing simple, vivid, caring
Messages plain and made for sharing
Handy tools to teach kids verse
Reaching hearts not the reverse
Process growing inwardly
Saving grace eternally.
These fruits of Poetry Sundays
Advent to Pentecost holidays
Honor Pat dear rector retiring
Mother maker for our
desiring
Focused clear on creating beauty
Nurturing spirit beyond all duty.
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