Lying in Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota by James Wright
In this poem, what I see is a person defines a self in relation to natural world. He is lying in a hammock in a farm; he is comparing nature to his life. He is not satisfied with his accomplishment in life; he could do more than what he has done. He is definitely someone who has wonderful of experience. As he is getting older, he feels lost because the meaning of it live has change. He is evaluating his life from a neutral point where he can observe to opposite side: one represents his past and the other stand for his present and future. He mentioned the horses which are strong animal and active. He said “The droppings of last year’s horses blaze up into golden stones” which means that he active life and full of excitement has left behind as great memories from the past. In the other hand, he referred to cows that follow the same path over and over. This is an image of passive behavior that he takes in his present. He must find interesting projects according with this stage of it life to avoiding negative feeling. Every stage in live comes with special features and he must be used to it. Never past time should be better than the present, even if, it bring good memories. He must value the present and plan new goal to accomplish.
In this poem, what I see is a person defines a self in relation to natural world. He is lying in a hammock in a farm; he is comparing nature to his life. He is not satisfied with his accomplishment in life; he could do more than what he has done. He is definitely someone who has wonderful of experience. As he is getting older, he feels lost because the meaning of it live has change. He is evaluating his life from a neutral point where he can observe to opposite side: one represents his past and the other stand for his present and future. He mentioned the horses which are strong animal and active. He said “The droppings of last year’s horses blaze up into golden stones” which means that he active life and full of excitement has left behind as great memories from the past. In the other hand, he referred to cows that follow the same path over and over. This is an image of passive behavior that he takes in his present. He must find interesting projects according with this stage of it life to avoiding negative feeling. Every stage in live comes with special features and he must be used to it. Never past time should be better than the present, even if, it bring good memories. He must value the present and plan new goal to accomplish.
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