Hound of heaven

By Francis Thompson // I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own

The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson .

The Hound of Heaven

July 27. The Hound of Heaven, Francis Thompson. A very short book. The poem plus a lengthy introduction about the poem. Beautiful. Strongly shaped by Jesuit spirituality.

Amazon.com: Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven?: CDs & Vinyl

Amazon.com: Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven?: CDs & Vinyl

Hound of Heaven. Apparently Tolkien loved this poem. I thought this stanza was appropriate for this time when so many are losing so much.

I fled Him down the nights and down the days I fled Him down the arches of the years I fled Him down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind, and in the midst of tears I hid from him, and under runnin…