Stand here awhile and drink the silence in.
Shields of forgotten chivalry, and rolls
Of honour for the young men gunned at Ypres,
And other monuments of our brief lives
Stand for the presence here of saints and souls
Who stood where you stand, to be blessed like you;
Clouds of witness to unclouded light
Shining this moment, in this place for you.
Hatley St. George; a poem for St. George’s Day https://t.co/kFmhm99vaU pic.twitter.com/BBN4sAIboq
— Malcolm Guite (@malcolmguite) April 23, 2020