FOR THE CHILDREN is by far my favorite poem I have read in Turtle Island. I interpreted the theme as invoking life lessons on the younger generation. These life lessons I perceived from the poem were all from the last stanza that was italicized. I interpreted stay together as keep the people you love close. Learn the flowers immediately reminded me of bioregional literacy. I took the saying as learn your surroundings, just like I learned that I didn't know my surroundings very well thanks to the bioregional quiz. Gary Snyder would not be proud of me. Go light is the only saying that didn't immediately speak to me. After pondering, I interpreted that the saying meant be careful throughout life.
O WATERS theme came off to me as starting new. The first stanza is really what made this theme stand out to me. Snyder talks about water washing off us and me. This theme somewhat relates to the theme of FOR THE CHILDREN because starting over new is a part of life that many people do more than once. Such as moving to a new place, starting a new job, and so on.
TWO FAWNS THAT DIDN'T SEE THE LIGHT is a very, very morbid poem. It took me a while to interpret any sort of theme, but eventually this thought process occurred: both of the foes were mothers, which led me to think of mother nature, which proceeded into thinking maybe the foes represent nature and the foes being killed by the humans represents how the environment of Earth is being destroyed. The unborn deer represent the humans that won't be able to enjoy the Earth because the population will destroy it before they get to experience it.
I particularly liked Rachel's interpretation of Two Fawns that Did Not See the Light. This is a perspective I never thought about on the poem. It models the loss of nature eerily well. This I think is one of the greatest testaments to preserve our environment.
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