Reading and writing through time and space.
Why do the men die? Why do the women weep? How am I to tell them We all only sleep? My head is on fire, My chest carries a brick. How on earth do I convince them This life’s only a trick? Let my barbaric yawp sound Across the roofs of earth and sky. I … Continue reading Quatrain for a Glass Heart (A Poem)
Well, it looks as if every other Monday is going to be the new posting schedule from here on out. I do realize that I did not post last week, and it was quite difficult to just let that sit. But, I am in my senior year of university and only a few months away … Continue reading “What We Stay Alive for”: Why We Need Art to be Fully Human
Hullo lovelies! I wrote a poem. It was for my literature class, but I wrote it in the same style and verse as that of "the Pearl Poet." Also known as the anonymous poet who wrote the medieval romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I got an A on this assignment for my Medieval … Continue reading A Poem Featuring Sir Gawain, Arthur, and the Green Knight
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to the other mightily, and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence. O Sapientia O Sapientia, one of the seven O Antiphons sung and meditated upon during the Advent season, is officially my favorite. Sapientia … Continue reading O Sapientia: An Advent Reflection