I really enjoyed watching Gerald Stern recite his poems "Lillies" and "She Was a Dove" on the youtube video. It took me a couple of times watching it to get a better understanding of what he was trying to show through his poems.
For me "Lillies" was a little hard to understand at first. This poem was about an experience he had while in traffic one day. This poem also shows what a great inspiration he was to people throughout his life. The way he wrote this poem mde it really easy for you to picture it, like you were there with him. I found it extremely touching how one of his students jumped out of their car just to tell him how much he had impacted their life. Since he was not expecting that to happen and it caught him off guard, I found his response quite comical.
For me "She Was a Dove" was deffinitely a much easier poem to understand more quickly. In this poem he is describing a woman that he loves. This poem was deffinitely much more intimate. In this poem, I feel he is trying to show us that you need to carefully make all the decisions and choices in your life. He is also showing that you should always appreciate those that you love.
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