The Poems

We have been reading a lot of poems in class lately. I was dreading this part of Introduction to Literature class, I'll admit. However, I am beginning to enjoy the poems we have read and I am learning how to read and understand them.

For homework we read a few poems. The poem that stuck out to me is entitled, "Praying." This poem grabbed my attention right away, probably because I pray everyday and I wanted to hear what the author had to say about the topic.

The first stanza says, "it doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot." This line is powerful to me. People, atleast I know for myself, go before the Lord attempting to find the best words to say almost as if they need to impress him. They forget that he knows our every move and word. Our prayers can be, and need to be, genuine. "This isn't a contest but a doorway into thanks," this line is powerful as well. I already discussed how people would try to impress or make it a contest. But the phrase a "doorway into thanks" is powerful as well. We should look at prayer not as a way that the Lord can do something for us, but as a way to bless and thank him.