"Soothing"
by Amanda Marquardt
A rumbling in my ears
cleanses all of my thoughts.
The sounds of harsh slaps,
when the water hits the rocks.
Fresh, Crisp, Clean
New air hits my lungs.
One deep breath,
Deeper then ever before
Wet yet cold
The shivers down my spine
Feeling so bold
The water is too kind
I can’t look away
Too mesmerizing to blink
I feel as if I should pay
for one of natures greatest links.
Because of this
I am complete
Nature and I
Flowing in sync
Author's Reflection
The poem I have wrote symbolizes and expresses the Puritan mind mainly because it does not prove anything and can be interpreted however the reader chooses to. The poem does not have clear guidelines; it is not clear on what exactly I am talking about. The picture I have provided is a waterfall, which is what I focused my writing on, but others may not know that.
In Scott Atkin’s “The American Sense of Puritan,” Atkin provides many descriptive words describing the Puritans. Atkin describes the Puritans as an “interpretive challenge,” and “not necessarily [proving] a whole lot,” which is expressed after reading the poem above.
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