Thomas Merton: Poems Glossary

Thomas Merton: Poems Glossary

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Vortex

A Whirl of fluid or air

Sedan

A Car for 4 or more people

Elegy

A poem for the lament of the dead

Perversity

Unreasonable in quality

waif

A homeless, neglected or abandoned person

Brazen

Made of brass

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