Set Us Free
You will never cage my mind
I will always fly free
As the birds
I so love
This image of St. Francis caught my attention again when I was looking back through this session. It made me think about his deep connection to nature and how birds trusted him especially. With the protective railings outside the building protecting the glass, caught in the image as well, it struck me that it was like looking at him and the bird as if they were in a cage. For Francis, the closest he could get to his God was through nature. Therefore I felt that this image illustrated everything he would try to free his mind from; to be free of those iron railings.
Detail of Stained Glass Window in St. Mary's, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
Other poems and images can be seen at my website:
Set Us Free
You will never cage my mind
I will always fly free
As the birds
I so love
This image of St. Francis caught my attention again when I was looking back through this session. It made me think about his deep connection to nature and how birds trusted him especially. With the protective railings outside the building protecting the glass, caught in the image as well, it struck me that it was like looking at him and the bird as if they were in a cage. For Francis, the closest he could get to his God was through nature. Therefore I felt that this image illustrated everything he would try to free his mind from; to be free of those iron railings.
Detail of Stained Glass Window in St. Mary's, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
Other poems and images can be seen at my website: