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The Shape of a Poem, the Shape of a Life
A Consideration of Robert Herrick
Yes, they are awkward,
those poems written in shapes
But if God writes our
lives as poetry
Limned and formed for our
continuation
We ask that He shape us with
clarity and charity
A line of verse is not a
scattering of thoughts
Flung randomly as leaves
upon the ground
But rather a thoughtful,
heartful shaping of meaning
To forward life to its
logical end
Yes, they are awkward,
those poems written in shapes
But we are awkward, if not
shaped with love
1 comment:
Ah, if only we could whip them into shape...
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