Spiritual Poverty
Rejection of worldly goods has been seen
as means for spiritual growth, to lead
a life in balance with HIS will, to wean
every material thing with no greed.
It's said, the poverty of spirit freed
one to empty of self so that HE can
fill with life and love. Prayers to HIM lead
to grow each one of us in our life span.
Spiritual poverty frees one man
from anxiety about future. But
we shouldn't forget the fact, worldly "things" can
not make us rich to HIM, one can't rebut.
True satisfaction comes from HIM; Increase
in one's worth can't bring lasting inner peace.
~X~X~X~
The Spenserian Sonnet was named for Edmund Spenser 1552-1599, a 16th century English Poet.
Beyond the prerequisite for all sonnets, the elements of the Spenserian Sonnet are:
-A quatorzain made up of 3 Sicilian quatrains (4 lines alternating rhyme) and ending in a rhyming couplet
-Metric, primarily iambic pentameter.
-Rhymed, rhyme scheme ababbcbccdcdee.
-Composed with a volta (a non physical gap) or pivot (a shifting or tilting of the main line of thought) sometime after the 2nd quatrain. The epiphany is arrived at logically.
-Written with each quatrain developing a metaphor, conflict, idea or question, and the end declamatory couplet providing the resolution.
Pated from http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/1044-spenserian-sonnet/
Thanks to Judi Van Gorder for the resource at Poetry Magnum Opus Site.
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