The Past, Its Presence, Prelude to a Prayer

Authors

Scott Cairns

Abstract

There I lay, floating on my back upon the blue Aegean, that same sea pressed against the sun-bathed sands of Serifos. I was suddenly thinking of the past, the blurred nature of its presence, and how— however blurred its áffect—the past presses so aggressively against . . . is it the chest? the throat?

Recommended Citation

Cairns, Scott (2025) "The Past, Its Presence, Prelude to a Prayer," Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal: Vol. 19 : Iss. 1 , Article 17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/1940-5537.1544
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cslewisjournal/vol19/iss1/17