A Sonnet for St. Francis

St. Francis Day falls on the 4th of October so I thought I would repost this sonnet which reflects the way Francis responded to Christ’s call by casting away the rich trappings he had inherited and embracing holy poverty. As always you can hear the sonnet by clicking on the ‘play’ button or the title My sonnets for the Christian Year are available from Canterbury Press Here and on Kindle here This sonnet for Francis is taken from my book The Singing Bowl, published by Canterbury Press. It is also available from Amazon UK Here, and USA Here and in Canada it is kept in stock by SignpostMusic https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/francis.mp3 ‘Francis, Rebuild My Church’; a sonnet for Saint Francis ‘Francis rebuild my church which, as you see Is falling into ruin.’ From the cross Your saviour spoke to you and speaks to us Again through you. Undoing set you free, Loosened the traps of trappings, cast away The trammelling of all that costly cloth We wind our saviour…