Dream Work

Oh, you never sawsuch a good leafy place, andeverything was fine, my dog and the fawndid a little dance,they didn't get serious.Then the fawn clambered away through the leavesand my gentle dog followed me away.

Hell yes!! This collection is so human. It's cruel, regretful, and loving. I've fallen in love with Mary Oliver, and I do have to thank Shawn McComb for that. I think it was through one of his update videos where he raved about this exact collection of hers, that I decided to pick Dream Work up. I'm SO glad I did. The excerpted section above is from one of the standout poems, entitled: “1945-1985: POEM FOR THE ANNIVERSARY.” It's been a semi-long time since I've felt inspired enough to write analysis on a poem; I usually only do so for poems that impact me heavily. I'm so happy to feel that same inspiration flowing now, since it's the only way I feel like I can give back to these wonderful authors. Ugh that poem was just so beautiful it's taking up my entire brain. I will definitely be coming back to it often.

Laterthe doe came wandering back in the twilight.She stepped through the leaves. She hesitated,sniffing the air.Then she knew everything.The forest grew dark.She nuzzled her child wildly.

It has all the theatrics and ego of poetry that I loathe, but there were actually a few poems that I really enjoyed.

There was a lot of good poems in here. Some I didn't understand - poetry is a bit annoying to comprehend sometimes. I think the structure of a lot of it threw me off a bit but ykw it's a unique writing style and it works with the flow of the poems

I don't know how much of this I understood the way it ought to be understood. But what I interpreted was beautiful.