Poetry has been a work of art for years, expressing emotions and connecting to readers. Poems can reach to depths that traditional essays usually cannot do. They're meaningful and unique to oneself. Some poems may be completely different from each other while others may be quite similar. Working Together by David Whyte and Everything is Going to Be Alright by Derek Mahon are two of these poems that share a similar message.
Working Together by David Whyte is about the connection between tangible things and the intangibles. It shows how they work together, resulting in positive outcomes. Humans (tangibles) work everyday with air, gravity, etc. (intangibles). These things cannot be seen yet we trust them. When reading the poem you completely agree and understand, yet it makes you question. You know the force and connection between tangibles and intangibles is true, they're so natural, yet you can't help but wonder more about it. Everything is Going to Be Alright by Derek Mahon displays struggles and hardships, but yet these negatives aren't what matter the most. The positives and good in life will always triumph the bad. Somehow, someway, things will turn out okay and everything is going to be alright.
Both of these poems have a tone of positive optimism and assurance. Both of these poems are truths you live everyday. They are hopeful and inspiring. As a reader, the poems make you feel a sense of ease and calmness. You can take away from these poems that we are all greatly influenced by the life around us. Sometimes you have no control over things, you just have to accept it how it is and trust in life.
No comments:
Post a Comment