The Art of Manhood

-

The Art of Manhood
By: J. M. Vera

 
I offer my sorry self, that you must endure my poem,
Then again not so sorry are your activities,
Which pardon not your erroneous festivities.
Pardon my premature judgment, yet let that serve as an omen.

My apologies are for your offspring,
Cursed with fathers as yourself.
Denounce oneself,
For those who swing and sing carelessly on their swing.

Brethren, look upon the sun above,
The trees in the distance, the ground beneath,
How are you still able to sheath your love?
How can we doze off in slumber as our children perish and wander?

Marvelous was our creators design 
For man to defile the blush wine,
Our greater celandine. What was I made for? I ponder.

For as wars kill, as leaves rot, we too.
Be knights in armor bent on chivalry.

             The above poem was written by Justin Moses Vera. The title was inspired by the poem “Ars poetica”. He wrote the poem under his initials because it sounded more professional. As for the length of the poem, he decided to create a free verse poem with a heroic couplet at the end. Within the 7 stanzas, two of them followed an (A-BB-A) (C-DD-C) rhyming scheme. The others went with an (E-F-f E) (G) (HHH) (G) (I J) rhyming scheme. The imagery used in the poem was intended to persuade the reader, if they were not already, to live like a true man bent (i.e. intent) on chivalry. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lent 2025

-
Image
As we approach lent, we must think of three things: prayer, almsgiving, and fasting.  Prayer - According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), prayer is "the raising of one's mind and heart to God" or "the petition of good things from God in accord with His will," With Ms. Anselma in an RCIA class we spoke of how prayer could feel like we are trying to go around God's will and make our own happen. This definition from the Catechism clarifies it "the petition of good things from God in accord with His will," This lent I will continue to pray the rosary daily, but I will pray one in the morning (6:00 a.m.) and one in the evening (3:00 p.m.). Almsgiving The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) defines almsgiving as giving to the poor or performing acts of charity. I always struggle with this. I had to google ideas for almsgiving. I feel like donating clothes but people my size aren't as common...or possibly needy. Spending time teaching...
Read more

Highlights

-
Image
Highlights of my Life! In the following pictures you will be able to see some of my favorite people, places, and quotes. I decided to try out other features this blog offers on my own, I hope you enjoy these, Have fun!   7           I hope you enjoyed these, feel free to leave a comment containing any question, or concern about this post or the blog in general. Thank you.  
Read more

Which Patron Saint should I choose?

-
Image
     I never thought the question would be on my mind for so long. Since I had my conversion in Mexico, I felt strongly that I should choose a Saint whose relic I saw in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. St. José Sánchez del Río's toe was in the basilica.  I had watched the movie about his life, and later I read the book about his life and fell deeper in love with his sacrifice. I was determined to have him be my patron Saint. Although, I had never asked for his intercession. Rarely had I ever asked for a Saint's intercession.      Around March 19 of this year, I went to confession. I had confessed a sin I was addicted to, and Fr. Mike had advised me to pray for the intercession of St. Joseph for help with fighting this addiction. I did ask for help after that confession but thought little of it. Looking back at it a few days I had realized I had not fallen into the same sin for some time. That intercession I felt had been the first time I re...
Read more