Hiraeth is a Welsh word… It speaks of longing, wistfulness, a feeling of being separated from home, but also the certainty that, however far you wander, you will be welcomed into its arms on your return. Hiraeth by Ruth Calder Murphy This is the longing, the hope, the faith, the knowing that somewhere, deep within, however far I roam, is home. This is the loving that’s laced with pain, the hearing, deep within, the still small voice again. This is the yearning, the turning round, the knowing that somewhere, deep within - and out into eternity - I am found. ~ Photography by Elena Shumilova Ruth Calder Murphy is a writer, artist, music teacher, wife and mother living in London, UK. Her life is wonderfully full of creativity and low-level chaos. She is the author of two published novels, The Scream and The Everlasting Monday , several books of poetry and one or two as-yet unpublished novel...
Women's Spiritual Poetry