On the Pulse of Morning
Good Morning
Maya Angelou is a stunning writer who has a way of capturing her readers to the core. In her poem “On The Pulse Of Morning” she uses a voice of renewal of hope for mankind. She used this poem in a speech that in the moment, introduced a former President of the United States. This poem was used to motivate a nation of hopeless and ungrateful people. Angelou's tone in this piece is one of power and love. She is very consistent in communicating the truth of peoples destruction and then the truth of how one can attain more if they choose it. Angelou opens up the poem stating the change in the earthly nature. “A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon, The dinosaur, who left dried tokens, of their sojourn here, on our planet floor.” (Angelou, 1.) She goes on to say that the earth cries as we stand in the shadows of ignorance. The earth sings songs of beauty, offering rest to humanity, and humanities pride spits a broken hatred. The conflict is ugly and unfair to people and nature, but it shouldn't have to ever be this way. Angelou describes this conflict in such a way that it stirs your mind and drives her readers to respond. Angelou proceeds to point out a war between people. She speaks of race, religion, sexual preferences, the rich, the needy and the teacher. That every human knows of the love that nature offers humanity. “I am the Tree planted by the River, Which will not be moved. I, the Rock, I, the River, I, the Tree, I am yours - your passages have been paid.” (Angelou, 2.) No matter how much quarrel reigns between humanity, the earth refuses to bow down to it. The earth is in the palm of humanities hands. Even through hatred for one another, she calls humanity to remember natures beauty and that we are responsible to respond to it. Maya proceeds to introduce the meaning behind this pieces title. “On The Pulse Of Morning” could mean so many things to so many people, but throughout
Maya Angelou is a stunning writer who has a way of capturing her readers to the core. In her poem “On The Pulse Of Morning” she uses a voice of renewal of hope for mankind. She used this poem in a speech that in the moment, introduced a former President of the United States. This poem was used to motivate a nation of hopeless and ungrateful people. Angelou's tone in this piece is one of power and love. She is very consistent in communicating the truth of peoples destruction and then the truth of how one can attain more if they choose it. Angelou opens up the poem stating the change in the earthly nature. “A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon, The dinosaur, who left dried tokens, of their sojourn here, on our planet floor.” (Angelou, 1.) She goes on to say that the earth cries as we stand in the shadows of ignorance. The earth sings songs of beauty, offering rest to humanity, and humanities pride spits a broken hatred. The conflict is ugly and unfair to people and nature, but it shouldn't have to ever be this way. Angelou describes this conflict in such a way that it stirs your mind and drives her readers to respond. Angelou proceeds to point out a war between people. She speaks of race, religion, sexual preferences, the rich, the needy and the teacher. That every human knows of the love that nature offers humanity. “I am the Tree planted by the River, Which will not be moved. I, the Rock, I, the River, I, the Tree, I am yours - your passages have been paid.” (Angelou, 2.) No matter how much quarrel reigns between humanity, the earth refuses to bow down to it. The earth is in the palm of humanities hands. Even through hatred for one another, she calls humanity to remember natures beauty and that we are responsible to respond to it. Maya proceeds to introduce the meaning behind this pieces title. “On The Pulse Of Morning” could mean so many things to so many people, but throughout