Poetry
“It’s always about death”
THIS IS JUST TO SAY
William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
And which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
God’s Grandeur
Read the Poem…
Out Loud
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;
And wears man's smudge & shares man's smell: the soil
Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.
And for all this, nature is never spent;
There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;
And though the last lights off the black West went
Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs -Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast & with ah! bright wings.
According to the
Punctuation
1.
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
2.
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to
a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed.
3.
Why do men then now not reck his rod?
4.
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is
seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; And wears
man's smudge & shares man's smell: the soil Is bare
now, nor can foot feel, being shod.
5.
And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the
dearest freshness deep down things; And though the last
lights off the black West went Oh, morning, at the brown
brink eastward, springs --Because the Holy Ghost over
the bent World broods with warm breast & with ah! bright
wings.
According to the Outline
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The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
It gathers to greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed.
Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with
toil; And wears man's smudge & shares man's smell:
7. the soil Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.
8. And for all this, nature is never spent;
9. There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;
10. And though the last lights off the black West went Oh,
morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs -Because the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods
with warm breast & with ah! bright wings.
By the Lines
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The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;
And wears man's smudge & shares man's smell: the soil
Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.
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And for all this, nature is never spent;
There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;
And though the last lights off the black West went
Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs -Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast & with ah! bright wings.
By Looking at the
Rhyming
God (1)
 Foil (2)
 Rod (4)
 Toil (6)
 Spent (9)
 Things (10)
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Shod (8)
oil (3)
trod (5)
soil (7)
went (11)
springs (12)
bent (13)
wings (14)
By its Alliterations
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Grandeur
God
Shining
shook
Gathers
greatness
Ooze
oil
Reck
rod
Trod
trod
trod
Seared
smeared
Wears man’s smudge
shares man’s smell
By Its Alliterations
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
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Foot
Nature
Deep
Last
West
Brown
Because
broods
warm breast
bent world
feel
never
down
lights
went
brink
bent
breast
bright
bright wings
bright wings
By the Images
 Charged
 Flame Out
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Light (Gen 1:3)
God’s throne (Dan 7:9)
Son…Eyes like flame of fire (Rev. 2:18)
God appears as a flame (Ex. 3:2)
Angel of Lord…flame of altar (Jud. 13:20)
Tongues of fire (Acts 2:1-4)
By the Images
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Ooze of Oil
Gethsemane (Luke 22:42)
Cooking (I Kings 17:12-13)
Lighting Lamps (Ex. 27:20)
Anointing (Ps. 23:5)
Bounding Wounds (Luke 10:34)
Perfume (Luke 8:46)
Land of oil of olive (Deut 8:8)
By the Images
Crushed
Jesus sweat drops of blood (Lk 22:42-44)
Bruise head and bruise heal (Gen 3:15)
Rod
Rod from stem of Jessie (Is. 11:1-2)
Comfort (Ps. 23:4)
By the Images
Trod
Trade
Toil
Soil
Foot
Shod
Nature
Freshness
Deep Down
Morning
Bent
Holy Ghost Broods
Warm Breast
Bright Wings
By The # of Syllables
The / world / is / charged/ with/ the/ gran/ deur / of / God.
It / will / flame/ out,/ like/ shi/ ning/ from/ shook/ foil;
It / ga/ thers/ to/ a/ great/ ness, / like / the / ooze / of / oil
Crushed. / Why / do / men / then / now / not/ reck / his / rod?
Ge/ ner/ a/ tions/ have / trod, / have/ trod, / have / trod;
And / all is seared/ with/ trade; / bleared, / smeared/ with/ toil;
And / wears / man's / smudge/ & / shares/ man's / smell: / the/ soil
Is/ bare / now,/ nor/ can/ foot/ feel,/ being/ shod.
According to the
Stressed/Unstressed
syllables
 The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
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x x
 The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
 It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
x x
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 It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
 It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
x / / x x /
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x x /
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 It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
By Paraphrasing
The world is filled with the God’s greatness.
It will flame out like the shinning of shaken foil.
It gathers like the greatness of the ooze of
crushed oil.
Why do men now not recognize God’s
blessing?
People have lived for many years, yet they
are worn out, tired, and dirtied from work;
They wear humanity’s dirty stain and share
humanity’s unpleasant smell.
The soil is barren now, and their feet cannot
feel because of their shoes.
By the Triangle of Thought
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2
3
4
5
6
7
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
world
Flame out
ooze of oil
Crushed
Generation
All
wears
world
bent
morning springs
lights off
there lives
all
shods
The Poem
God has revealed himself through his
creation and the crucifixion of Jesus, yet
people are still blinded to God. They are
always pursuing God, trying to find him;
they are tired and exhausted—covered in
guilt and shame. They are, therefore,
unable to save themselves nor are they
able to personally experience God. But
hope still exists. God is not finished. Hope
exists in Jesus’ crucifixion, resurrection,
and ascension.