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\nEAF BY EAF  \nPublished by Leaf by Leafan imprint of Cinnamon PressMeirion HouseTanygrisiau  \nBlaenau FfestiniogGwynedd,LL413SUwww.cinnamonpress.com  \nThe right of John Powell Ward to be identified as author of thiswork has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright,Designs and Patent Act,1988.Copyright ◎ 2020 John PowellWard.  \nISBN:978-1-78864-902-5  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data.A CIP record forthis book can be obtained from the British Library.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,storedin a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise without theprior written permission of the publishers.This book may not be lent,hired out,resold or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form ofbinding or cover other than that in which it is published,without theprior consent of the publishers.  \nDesigned and typeset in Palatino by Cinnamon Press.  \nCover design by Adam Craig ◎Adam Craig.  \nCinnamon Press is represented in the UK by Inpress Ltd and inWales by the Books Council of Wales.  \nAcknowledgements  \nSome of these poems have already appeared in the followingjournals:Acumen,Agenda,The Interpreters House,London Magazine,Poetry Review,Poetry Wales,Scintilla,Smiths Knoll,The Tablet,andTemenos Academy Review.'St Pauls epistle to the ancient britons'and 'Three very wise men'were commissioned by St George'sChurch,Reynoldston,Gower,for poetry readings at Christmas2010 and Epiphany 2012.  \nDeepest thanks to Graham Davidson,Richard Poole and JohnWilliams for reading the collection pre-publication,and their mostinsightful ensuing comments.  \nThe collection is dedicated to the memory of my late brotherPhilip,priest of the Anglican Church in Britain and Canada.Mayhe rest in peace.  \nJohn Powell WardApril 2020  \nContents  \nPray.ing9NarrativesEden11Not the Succeeding but the Taking Part12In the Cathedral13Coal to Caldey Island14The Doorbell15Public Swimming Pool in November16Rumours17From an Old Legend18One Day19Psalm in Old Age20Springtime21Philosophical,SpeculativeThe Humanist's Creed23Theories of Everything24Creed for Right Now25The True26In a Church,Midweek,Afternoon27Indeed28Next,or Something29Agnostics30A Glimpse31The Footloose32Love33Suffering  \nAlways With Us35Maybe36Refusal to Mourn37The Doormat38Newsnight,June 200639  \nA Meditation on Evil40Whereas41Refugee on the Sidewalk42Heaven43Gospel ThemesA Certain Man45A Mary Poem46Superstition47The Roman Centurion48Doubting Thomas Wonders49Ecce Homo50Three Very Wise Men51The Epistle of St Paul to the Ancient Britons52A Woman Priest53Poetry54Thinking Allowed57Notes63Afterword65  \n# in memorium\n\nPhilip Paul Ben Ward1935-2006  \nReligious Poems,Maybe","cbCaiaET2XRg0vhC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaET2XRg0vhC","pdf",1998716,72,"English","# Pray.ing\n# Narratives\n## Eden\n## Not the Succeeding but the Taking Part\n## In the Cathedral\n## Coal to Caldey Island\n## The Doorbell\n## Public Swimming Pool in November\n## Rumours\n## From an Old Legend\n## One Day\n## Psalm in Old Age\n## Springtime\n# Philosophical,Speculative\n## The Humanist's Creed\n## Theories of Everything\n## Creed for Right Now\n## The True\n## In a Church,Midweek,Afternoon\n## Indeed\n## Next,or Something\n## Agnostics\n## A Glimpse\n## The Footloose\n## Love\n## Suffering\n# Always With Us\n## Maybe\n## Refusal to Mourn\n## The Doormat\n## Newsnight,June 2006\n## A Meditation on Evil\n## Whereas\n## Refugee on the Sidewalk\n## Heaven\n# Gospel Themes\n## A Certain Man\n## A Mary Poem\n## Superstition\n## The Roman Centurion\n## Doubting Thomas Wonders\n## Ecce Homo\n## Three Very Wise Men\n## The Epistle of St Paul to the Ancient Britons\n## A Woman Priest\n## Poetry\n## Thinking Allowed\n# Notes\n# Afterword","[{\"question\":\"What is the main subject of the book?\",\"answer\":\"The book centers on religious poetry, including psalms, creeds, gospel 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