A Quick Daily Study: Stanza 49

I have a LOT to do today. I need to finish my offline portfolio presentation for the interview tomorrow AND I need to get something ‘springy’ for the interview as well. In my true procrastination nature and not being positive about the interview has me scrambling. I’ll own this simply because I know who I am and my own self-destructive behavior. I’m hoping that I can get most of this done and in bed early. I’m going to start my day off with my stanza:

Pocket Version:
My garments in a field I gave away to
two wooden men: heroes they seemed to
be, when they got cloaks: exposed to insult
is a naked man.

I think this is a three-part stanza. The first giving something off your back to help another. I used to say that my dad, ‘would give the shirt off his back.’ He would do anything to help another person. The stanza goes to explain that once garments were given the men seemed like heroes. I think this says that when a person receives something from another person (kind gesture of some sort) they seem whole again and that they are people and fellow human beings as well. The last bit of the stanza, about being exposed to insult is a naked man. In modern language, the man isn’t really naked but he is in need. It’s easy for people to ridicule and insult someone that is down on their luck. It’s harder but proves your integrity if a person can help another in some small way. I could be completely wrong in this understanding but I think I’m on the right path.

Happy Wednesday Y’all!