FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

17- THE DELIGHT SONG
REFRENCE: These lines have been taken from the poem, “The Delight Song” by N. Scott Momaday.
CONTEXT: The poet identifies himself with many beautiful things. He says that he is a father, a blue horse, a shiny fish, a shadow of a child, an evening light, an eagle, a cluster of beads, a far-off star, the cold of morning, the sound of rain, a shine on the snow, the track of moon on water, and a flame of four colors.
EXPLANATION: In these lines the poet says that,
The poet has expressed his viewpoint that if we want to enjoy life we must have a good and close relationship with all the objects of nature, both living and lifeless and be in complete harmony with nature. This shows that the poet has a living heart.