I am pretty sure this is my poem to present to the class, but I could be wrong...it has been awhile since I have checked.
Anyway, this poem was really optimistic and seemed like it had been some sort of epiphany or awakening..."I who have died am alive again today."
I also think the author may have had a dry spell in his faith and was renewed and saw everything with a different perspective. He describes things that humans see everyday and take for granted as extraordinary and profound..."the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky."
The structure of this poem was interesting to me because instead of the poem taking a more organized approach, it seemed like the poet just wrote down his thoughts and feelings without any hesitation, or again, structure. I thought that was cool, it was more sincere that way.
I also noticed how "YOU" was capitalized when the author was talking about God, which was interesting. I thought that it was because that he just felt very passionate and felt that way when he was writing and because the poem was directed towards God and her thankfulness. Or it could be an unknown reason?
By the way the poem was structured, it made me think that he wrote this poem because he wanted to for himself, not because he was trying to appeal to an audience...
This is random, but I just watched this French movie and they had this quote throughout the movie, I think by Karl Kraus, "Why do some people write? Because they are too weak not to write." I think this quote applies to a lot of authors and writers...I don't know...I just like that quote a lot. If that quote is true, I certainly think that this poem applies.
I know that E.E. Cummings is very famous and I remember that he wrote "I Carry Your Heart."
