A Blessing
by James WrightJust off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass. And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out of the willows To welcome my friend and me. We step over the barbed wire into the pasture Where they have been grazing all day, alone. They ripple tensely, they can hardly contain their happiness That we have come. They bow shyly as wet swans. They love each other. There is no loneliness like theirs. At home once more, They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness. I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms, For she has walked over to me And nuzzled my left hand. She is black and white, Her mane falls wild on her forehead, And the light breeze moves me to caress her long ear That is delicate as the skin over a girl's wrist. Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom.
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ReplyDeleteI think the speaker of the poem is a horse owner. The speaker is addressing anyone who has owned a horse before. The setting is Rochester, Minnesota because the poem states "Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota" (Wright). This literally tells you right there where this is taking place. In this poem I noticed imagery. I noticed this when the poet says "For she has walked over to me And nuzzled my left hand" (Wright). I pictured a horse walking over to someone and nuzzling their head into their hand.
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In the poem A Blessing by James Wright, the poem talks about a person who goes to see their horses and really loves them. The mood of this poem is happy. I know this because the poem says "they can hardly contain their happiness That we have come" (Wright). This sets a happy mood in the poem. The tone of the poem would be joyful and love. I think this because the poem says "They bow shyly as wet swans. They love each other. There is no loneliness like theirs" (Wright). This makes me believe the tone would be love like the speaker is in love with the horses as well as the horses being in love with each other. The theme of this poem is you become what you're passionate about. At the end of the poem it says "Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom" (Wright). The person speaking is saying that if they stopped being them self, they would always become their horse, which is something they are passionate about. In conclusion, this poem is very happy and loving.
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In my opinion, this is a cute poem. It shows a very genuine relationship between someone/something they love. My favorite part of this poem was the ending, "Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom" (Wright). This shows how someone truly feels in real life. Most people can relate that if they ever loved something so much they would become it. Based on your life, is there something you are very passionate about?