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Comment 8 of 8, added on October 22nd, 2006 at 9:06 PM.
For me it is a poem about hope and courage and the experience of growing beyond a bad marriage or a painful childhood.
Chuck Sullivan from United States
Comment 7 of 8, added on June 12th, 2006 at 3:45 AM.
I'm sorry, but I really found this poem quite unprofessional and not worth reading. I sincerely hope that this comment will be posted and that not just praise is allowed. No offence to Mary Oliver, but I am quite a fond poetry reader and thought that this one was simply "faking" depth. What I mean is that she attempts to make her poem abstractly, meaningful and revelationary when really it is a weak attempt. I'm not sure why my views are not present within the other comments posted and perhaps I am the only one that thinks this way, I guess poetry is like that. Another fault i find with the poem is that it simply isn't really a poem, there is no rhyme(I know this isn't always necessary) or even any rhythm, it could just as easily be written in continuous prose and mean the same thing.
Xavier from Australia
Comment 6 of 8, added on May 30th, 2006 at 5:39 PM.
I can't believe how much this poem relates to me and some past experiences I've had. I really like this poem and it was incredibly inspiring.
kivan from United States
Comment 5 of 8, added on March 19th, 2006 at 10:01 PM.
Oh what a joyful moving poem of self discovery and pushing past unwilling bonds of our society, breaking free of those unjust restraints of ill-will and feeling the breeze against the freedom of willpower. To me it represents the wonder of the mind and the metaphoric passage along the road of life and maturation.
The most moving line is when our passionate hero relizes his selfish truth of self companionship and private interests.
What did Einstein say? something about only life worth living?
Alex B from United States
Comment 4 of 8, added on July 13th, 2005 at 1:43 PM.
This poem (given to me by a friend and fellow psychologist) epitomises the struggles, we as humans face in the journey of self-discovery. It speaks of the point some of us may reach in this journey when we recognise the need to let go of everything that constrains us and keeps our worlds small and insignificent. This may mean changing our relationships / jobs / homes and being honest about who we actually are for the first time in our lives. It may also mean feeling what we really feel for the first time and allowing ourselves to think what we have secretly always known to be true of ourselves all along and perhaps been too frightened to admit...
Katherine J Roe from United Kingdom
Comment 3 of 8, added on May 18th, 2005 at 9:57 PM.
i felt this poem was about survival. it represented a struggle to save ones self amid all worldly distractions. it emphasized only you could keep the pace, fight the battle, save yourself. i felt it represented a coming of realization for self preservation. when i read this, it described my emotional struggle to press on and then i would be victorious.
i first read this poem in Oprah and have never forgotten it.
Deb Kiskaden from United States
Comment 2 of 8, added on March 12th, 2005 at 8:25 PM.
There are yet sweet pipes temporarily hidden along life's rough roads and paths. Hear them somtimes shout, but often whisper - good advice - listen in the hush of night- Feel the fireside's warm glow - Sweet Pipe's voice may not at first be clear, but listen more intently - Your true love only YOU can search for and find -
Harv Sterriker from United States
Comment 1 of 8, added on January 12th, 2005 at 10:31 PM.
what a joy to discover a contemporary American poet who speaks with that clear voice that shouts to us "wake up and live!" Her romanticism is clear, yet enveloped in a shroud of the unforgiving realities of our world and our complex lives, but by so doing, she reminds of the fundamentals: we cannot passively wait for the best of life to fall in our lap as if by some cosmic lottery.
Paul W Landerman from United States
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For me it is a poem about hope and courage and the experience of growing beyond a bad marriage or a painful childhood.
Chuck Sullivan from United States