26th May, 2020 – i thank You, God
Episode description
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by ee cummings, i thank You, God.
"i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees..."
From the show:
Backpacking with the Saints by Belden Lane
On this day: 26th May, 604 – the death of Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury
On this day: 26th May, 1868 – the last public hanging in England sees the execution of Michael Barrett for his part in the Clerkenwell explosion, despite questions over the strength of the evidence against him
Music to wake you up – 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
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