Sofia, Poetry
Avarice and Prayer (1)
Two poems by George Herbert: ‘Avarice’, on the corrupting power of money, and ‘Prayer (1)’, a string of images for what prayer is.
Two poems by George Herbert: ‘Avarice’, on the corrupting power of money, and ‘Prayer (1)’, a string of images for what prayer is.
George Herbert’s poem celebrates the return of spiritual vitality after grief, comparing it to flowers reviving in spring, and attributes the renewal to God’s power over life and death.
George Herbert’s sonnet ‘Prayer’ strings together metaphors for what prayer is, from the church’s banquet and God’s breath in man to ‘something understood’.
George Herbert’s poem ‘Prayer’, a sonnet of images defining prayer as the Church’s banquet, the soul in paraphrase and finally ‘something understood’.