Loin Cloth
Loin Cloth - meaning Summary
Smallness Reveals Devotion
The poem observes a tiny ivory carving of Christ’s body and a loin cloth, noting its minute scale and intimate workmanship. It links the object’s smallness to everyday human gestures: the carver’s labor, prayer, whim, and love of Christ. The speaker treats the artifact as a condensed moment where craftsmanship and devotion meet, suggesting sacred meaning can appear in modest, ordinary acts and objects.
Read Complete AnalysesBODY of Jesus taken down from the cross Carved in ivory by a lover of Christ, It is a child's handful you are here, The breadth of a man's finger, And this ivory loin cloth Speaks an interspersal in the day's work, The carver's prayer and whim And Christ-love.
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