Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Secret

I thought this poem was incredibly accurate.  Many times when I read of poem I will get odd things out of it that the poet most likely never intended.  But then, just a while later, I will forget all about it.  I try to get something deep out of it, but that just disappears so quickly.  I liked how she introduced the topic as the girls learning "the secret" of life.  It isn't just seeing a small fact, whats learned in the poem is a huge revelation, yet "no doubt by now...they have forgotten the secret."
I thought the last few stanzas were really interesting too.  The poet loves them for finding the secret and for losing it and for finding it again.  She loves them for believing there is a secret.  She loves their hope and maybe naiveness.  But I thought that Levertov is someone who has lost faith.  I feel she doesn't see the importance in her writing or anyone other persons writing.  But it's a type of loss where her wants to see it again.  She admires the two girls for finding a deep, important meaning in life...and she wants that.

1 comment:

  1. I think you're right! I like this one too. I like the idea of reading something and finding a secret--something that somebody else doesn't see. :)

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