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Poem heard on radio

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Fushia123 · 18/07/2025 08:17

I happened upon the daily service on Radio 4 extra while driving yesterday.
There was a lovely poem read which I’d like to find written somewhere. Have looked on the BBC sounds website but can’t find it. The speaker was Rev Laura Darrell. Has anyone read it anywhere?
‘We swam in the glitter
As life’s litter left our lungs.’

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Lavendarflowersandcamomile · 18/07/2025 08:26

I typed it into Google and found this HIH
Poem: Marbles - Laura Darrall
We swam in the glitter
As life’s litter left our lungs
She fitted us with new ones
Expansive brighter blue ones
That breathed more deeply than before
Cracked open our core
As rawness bubbled over and
Poured itself
into her depths
She collected the mess
and made marbles
Rolling them in her palms
She sang psalms
To the paths we’d left behind
And painted us anew

IMissSparkling · 18/07/2025 08:32

It's not even a great poem. Maybe don't give up the reverending, Laura.

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