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one of my poems\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
Visit to Chartres<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
I came across it as I took the tour.<\/span>
<\/span>The tympanum over the Southern door<\/span>
<\/span>portrays the judgement with Christ on his throne,<\/span>
<\/span>demons, angels and human souls carved in stone.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>The tympanum over the Southern door<\/span>
<\/span>portrays the judgement with Christ on his throne,<\/span>
<\/span>demons, angels and human souls carved in stone.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It\u2019s not the finest medieval scene.<\/span>
<\/span>The figures are cramped and small. The layout\u2019s mean,<\/span>
<\/span>awkward and unrefined; and yet for my part,<\/span>
<\/span>I find in the ancient stone a higher art\u2013<\/span>
<\/span>the sculptor understood the human heart.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>The figures are cramped and small. The layout\u2019s mean,<\/span>
<\/span>awkward and unrefined; and yet for my part,<\/span>
<\/span>I find in the ancient stone a higher art\u2013<\/span>
<\/span>the sculptor understood the human heart.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
He captured in the people down below<\/span>
<\/span>greed, anger, lust and pride; and tried to show<\/span>
<\/span>on the other side, frail hopeful goodness,<\/span>
<\/span>humility, innocence and bliss.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>greed, anger, lust and pride; and tried to show<\/span>
<\/span>on the other side, frail hopeful goodness,<\/span>
<\/span>humility, innocence and bliss.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
He caught the final moment of our mortal race,<\/span>
<\/span>in every resurrected fragile face.<\/span>
<\/span>It\u2019s there in both the sinner and the saint;<\/span>
<\/span>in their bodies, their gestures and their eyes\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>in every resurrected fragile face.<\/span>
<\/span>It\u2019s there in both the sinner and the saint;<\/span>
<\/span>in their bodies, their gestures and their eyes\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
the look of incredulous amazement,<\/span>
<\/span>the startled joy\u2013and the terrified surprise.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Visit to Chartres<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"one of my poems...Visit to ChartresI came across it as I took the tour. The tympanum over the Southern door portrays the judgement with Christ on his\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2011\/09\/a-visit-to-chartres.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Visit to Chartres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"one of my poems...Visit to ChartresI came across it as I took the tour. 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<\/span>the startled joy\u2013and the terrified surprise.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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