VerbumToday’s poem invites us to consider the beauty and agony of aging and uses seasonal imagery to trace the passing of time.
Spring and Fall
By Gerard Manley Hopkins
to a young child
Today’s poem, featuring healthy doses of alliteration and a quick meter, reflects on the groaning of creation in light of coming resurrection.
Welcome to Verbum’s series on sacred poetry. Each week for the next several months, we’re featuring entries from respected poets on divine subjects.
Welcome to Verbum’s new series on sacred poetry. Each week for the next several months, we’re featuring entries from respected poets on divine subjects. Today’s poem is “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe.” It’s a longer poem, but a...
Welcome to Verbum’s new series on sacred poetry. Each week for the next several months we’re featuring entries from respected poets on divine subjects. Today’s poem is “The Windhover.” All poetry is meant to be read aloud, and this poem especially...
Welcome to Verbum’s new series on sacred poetry. Each week for the next several months, we’re featuring entries from respected poets on divine subjects.
We’ll begin by looking at a poem from Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889).