"This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long."
~ from Shakespeare's Sonnet 73
Words can be beautiful. When constructed well, they can remove time from a moment; or remove the heart from time.
I am taking a Prophets and Poetry class this semester. It could turn out to be my favorite class.
To be a person of faith requires one to see the world with sacramental eyes that bring the heart to a deeper, more profound understanding of reality. Life is not just what one can physically see. Life is a mysterious mix--infinitely knowable--the material, spiritual, and emotional all coming together in one complex synthesis. Thus, it is important to imagine that there is much more present than what we take as common place, than what we see at first glance.
The beauty of studying poetry is that it invites one to find a depth of meaning in a few words, in a couple of sentences. A meaning that can make time disappear.
If words can do this, imagine what can be found in God...
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