Wednesday, March 17, 2010

This Moment by Eavan Boland

A neighbourhood.
At dusk.

Things are getting ready
to happen
out of sight.

Stars and moths.
And rinds slanting around fruit.

But not yet.

One tree is black.
One window is yellow as butter.

A woman leans down to catch a child
who has run into her arms
this moment.

Stars rise.
Moths flutter.
Apples sweeten in the dark.
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Reaction: Open minded and thinking and trying to go along with the poem

Meaning: I believe this poem is trying to teach us to cherish every moment of our lives. Because every moment is important and it will only happen this way once.

Techniques: free verse

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