2nd Poem and Reflection~

I chose a poem by Maya Angelou. I really like a lot of her poetry and decided to pick out a poem by her to put up on my blog for English class. 

When I read this poem a lot of emotions and unique thoughts came back to me. Some things I have never been able to fully express or describe and to me, this poem did that perfectly for certain things in my life. I really appreciate this poem and as I read it I feel like I am floating, I feel like I become whatever the poem is talking about, I get swept away into another world. A world of freedom and love. A world of compassion and expression but, above all a world of hope. 

So, for all of these reasons I chose this poem to post and respond to. It captures a lot of what I was looking for and I can really appreciate and connect with it. 

Touched by an Angel: By Maya Angelou

We, unaccustomed to courage

exiles from delight

live coiled in shells of loneliness

until love leaves its high holy temple

to liberate us into life.

Love arrives

and in its train come ecstasies 

old memories of pleasure 

ancient histories of pain.

Yet if we are bold,

love strikes the chains of fear

from our souls. 

We are weaned from our timidity 

In the flush of love's light

we dare to be brave

And suddenly we see

that love costs all we are

and will ever be. 

Yet it is only love 

which sets us free. 

Poem and 1-2 paragraph reflection~

Poem: 

What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?

I think it is the hope of loving,

or being loved. 

-Meister Eckhart 

Reflection:

I chose this poem because I find it to be sweet and simple. It isn't long and drawn out but instead is precise and no words can be taken out. Personally, when I first read this poem I got a little smile on my face because it expresses a type of hope, a hope that we as humans look and long for. Although, many people put their hopes into material items and false gods there is something deep down inside of us that we all long for and that is love. This type of love can come from other people, material items, or even false gods but, true love that is deep and sincere will come from God and God alone because he is the one that created love or the feeling of love in the first place.  That is hope and for me, I believe that everyone lives for hope of loving or being loved. :)