by B. Ashley Snow
“…The
heights by great men reached and kept…” We are only human, and none of
us is perfect. I love this poem,
because it shows me that Rome wasn’t built in a day, the great pyramids
weren’t put together over night. Anything
that is worth having has been done one step at a time.
“We
have not wings, we cannot soar…”
It helps me to realize the proper perspective of my daily life, and that no one
should be comparing themselves directly to another’s accomplishments.
“…The
distant mountains, that up rear…”
I see the use of imagery to show that each of us is at a different time in our
lives, and just as the mountains are crossed by paths, so we are at different
paths in our lives. But we reach
upwards towards the sky as our goal.
“…Standing on what to long we bore…” It’s easy to get discouraged, and I know when I do, I have a hard time seeing the proper perspective of my goals. As I push forward and persevere eventually I hold my head up again, and can look back and see what I have been able to accomplish in my life.
