Morning by Billy Collins is a simple yet effective poem. The author describes top the reader why he loves the morning so much. There are many lines in the poem that reflect the wonders of the morning. One part states:
“This is the best-
Throwing off the light covers
Feet on the cold floor,
And buzzing around the house on espresso-“
This passage describes when one first wakes up in the morning. You come out from under the sheets and blankets and touch the floor, often times feeling the cold chill of the morning on the floor. He also mentions espresso for the first time in the poem. Another passage states:
“maybe a splash of water on the face,
a palmful of vitamins-
but mostly buzzing around the house on espresso”
Here the author describes some action one does when they first wake up in the morning. He also one again mention espresso, which is popular to many in the morning. Coffee is important to many in the morning and he is no exception.
I found this poem to be much easier to understand than some of the others we read for today. It was simple, which also made it more enjoyable after reading some of the other poems for class. Sometimes simple is better.
2 comments:
Stephen- I would have to agree with you, simpler is better once in a while, especially when you read several poems in a row that may not seem to be the easiest to understand. I also liked how you compared the repition of the word espresso with the importance of it to lots of people in today's society. I thought your entry was very well written and I am glad to see someone else enjoy one of the poems that I chose not to write my blog entry about but, did enjoy reading this story.
Stephen, I see you are really drawn to those poems that use "simple" language. I, too, like these types of poems. I firmly believe that a poem does not need to be difficult, dense or complicated in order to be effective. I am hoping you find other poems that use this type of "simple" language to bring to class this week; you might enjoy looking up some of Collins' other poems, as this is his typical style.
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