In Gledholt wood the chirping song
of birdlife gives me space to hear
the quiet chant of nature’s plainsong–
Kyrie eleison.
This world of fake news, false but strong,
needs truthful places through the year
where seasons ring with nature’s plainsong–
Christe eleison.
This forest nave is built of long
and gothic branches that appear
to make a kirk for nature’s plainsong–
Kyrie eleison.
Dec 28, 2025
Dec 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM UTC
In Gledholt wood the chirping song
of birdlife gives me space to hear
the quiet chant of nature’s plainsong–
Kyrie eleison.
This world of fake news, false but strong,
needs truthful places through the year
where seasons ring with nature’s plainsong–
Christe eleison.
This forest nave is built of long
and gothic branches that appear
to make a kirk for nature’s plainsong–
Kyrie eleison.
The Kyrie is part of the penitential rite (sorrow for our sins) at the beginning of mass.
Kyrie eleison - Lord have mercy
Christe eleison - Christ have mercy
Kyrie eleison - Lord have mercy
I was thinking of the plainsong Missa de Angelis (Mass of the Angels) when I wrote this.
According to wikipedia the 15th century French poetic form the kyrielle is based on the liturgical Kyrie. This poem is borrows from both the kyrielle and the Kyrie.
...natures plainsong–
Kyrie/Christe eleison
forms a refrain at the end of each stanza..
Gledholt wood is another name for TP wood that is in another poem