Poetry is often created by authors to deliver a message. For some, poetry is the window to one’s emotions. For others, poetry is a device to express a theme. In this paper, two poems shed light on certain aspects of my life that are congruent to the message that the poem wishes to convey.
“Upon the Burning of our House” by Anne Bradstreet describes the tension between attachment to material objects and the focus on the Divine Being. “The flame consume my dwelling place” (Bradstreet, 1666, Line 12) signifies the fire that engulfed the house. There are several earthly ...