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Captured
As Herbert writes in Love-joy there’s a view
of grapes upon a vine. But mine is this-
the perfect blooms of summer that renew
by our Creator’s hand. Each one its own
as you or I beneath a Heaven’s bliss.
As over all of this, a warmth has shown—
the morning sun upon each morn’s rebirth—-
the watchful Son o’er all the hallowed earth.
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Lucia Haase has several books of poetry published and was recently included in a poetry anthology titled Symphonies of the Wild Hearted available on Amazon.com. She also recently had poetry accepted by several publications including Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, The Long Islander, Nostalgia Press, The Raven’s Perch, and POEM publication. She lives in Spring Valley, Illinois.
Fine salute to Herbert using his own style, a form and rhyme scheme very similar to his in “Love-Joy,” and even his technique of three speakers. With Herbert, the speakers are himself and a bystander, but God is the most important one, whom both of the others attempt to interpret. In “Captured,” the human speakers are Herbert and Haase. She outdoes the older poet in her more profound interpretation (same thing that happens with the bystander in Herbert’s own poem). Both poets make it clear that God is the ultimate speaker, graciously offering His art to be interpreted by man as He oversees everything. Succinct and lovingly worded, Lucia!
Thank you so much Margaret! I was reading some of Herbert’s
poems and ‘Love-joy’ particularly inspired me.
Lovely, Lucia! I love Herbert’s poetry, but hadn’t looked at it for a while, so was glad to see this and look back at it.
Thank you Cynthia. I had not either read any of his work
in awhile. His poetry is beautiful. This one particularly
inspired me.
Thank you, Lucia for this lovely, ordered poem. You seem to deeply understand what we all used to know. The world is not meant to first be political.
Rather we should be acting as the guardians of the earth — not in any nonsensical way, but rather in a rational one . Everything has a purpose and we must be purposeful.
You have expressed this very well in your graceful poem.
In this lovely short form, Lucia, you have created a sketch of divine order that should impel any reader to make peace with it.
Thank you so much for your comment. So many of Herbert’s
poems are inspirational to me.
Sally, thank you also. (I didn’t see a reply section after your comment.)
Since I’ve had several spiritual experiences, I am often inspired
to write spiritually, especially connecting nature to the message also.
Thank you both. Your comments are so much appreciated
Thank you very much Lucia, for this little slice of Heaven in a hellish world. I love it!