Reading Mary Oliver's poems were really great. I enjoyed the activity we did outside. My favorite poem has to be the messenger. The messenger caught my attention because it talks about loving the world. There are times in my life I totally forget what is around me. I am standing on solid ground, the world is slowly turning, there are different creatures living around me. All this God has created and I show no interest in it at all. My favorite lines in this poem are "My work is loving the world, here the sunflowers, there the humming bird equal seekers of sweetness, here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums, here the calm deep in the speckled sand". I mostly enjoyed how in depth she was with all her lines. What exactly does My work is loving the world mean? Does it mean by her work she need to love the world?
I think by that sentence she is trying to say that her purpose is to love the world. By that I mean for her to admire the wonderful things that God has created.
"Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work". I underlined this sentence as I was reading through this poem. I think this sentence relate to me in a way. Now that I am old enough to realize the awesome things God put around me, I will pay more attention to nature and his creation. For Mary Oliver, the only thing that matters to her is her work, which is loving the world.
I enjoyed reading the different poems by Mary Oliver. They Opened my eyes to new things. Going outside and sitting in the peace and reading the poems was very relaxing. I wish we can do more field trips like this more often.
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