Poems of Gwen Harwood

Throughout time and history, writings has captured the thoughts and sentiments of many individuals while examining the nature of human condition. As much(prenominal) one branch of literature; poetry is taxd as it explores the mystery of human emotions and some other universal attributes of mankind that seat be divergently appreciated by responders in spite of originating contexts. As a result I am able to value poetry such as Gwen Harwoods At Mornington and begetter and kidskin which poetically treats the universal model of innocence and the road to matureness allowing me to develop my own individualizedised discovering that without the acknowledgement or dismantle loss of ones initial innocence and naivety it is non possible to grow and agnize.\nHarwoods Father and Child yields an examination of the grand evolution from innocence to live a universal bribe that can be appreciated by individuals independent of their context. My graphic symboll understanding is that innocence mustiness be acknowledged or as I understand from this particular poem even lost in aver to grow and understand attributes of lifespan. The persona is described through with(predicate) the apposition of wisp-haired  to judge  an effective puzzle which reveals her naivety and youth implying her drop of wisdom and intelligence. Her understanding of life and closing is shaped by her pure innocence as she was a child who believed death clean and final  only the phallic symbolism of the fathers while encapsulates the personas strong desire to understand this process in write out terms. Nonetheless the first cranny  turns this powerful weapon into a fallen gun  as the persona becomes aware of the grubby  nature of death shown through the dolorous alliteration feature with violent imagery of the compact of stuff that dropped and dribbled through gentle straw tangling in bowels . It is past in Harwoods use of leave speech and imperative in the fathe rs words end what you withstand begun...