Coping with the difficulty of her challenging illness, Kenyon allows herself to experience “brief moments of release” through nature, which sustains her throughout her life (Covintree). As Kenyon observes the light at the end of the day “shin[ing] through chinks in the barn”(2) she realizes the beauty of insignificant moments (Harris). Listening to the sound of a cricket's voice and a women knitting in the evening, Kenyon acknowledges the importance and role of the “animate and inanimate” in the natural cycle (Milne, 126). When “the fox go[es] back to its sandy den”(10), he awaits “the miracle of restoration that is sleep” (Peseroff 189), which can comfort and offer solace after a busy day (Milne, 118). Frequently opening stanzas with the word “Let”, Kenyon instructs the reader that at the end of an active day “all must let go” (Milne, 115). Through the beauty of seemingly insignificant moments in nature, Kenyon learns not only to acknowledge the elegance around her but also to accept the idea of letting
Coping with the difficulty of her challenging illness, Kenyon allows herself to experience “brief moments of release” through nature, which sustains her throughout her life (Covintree). As Kenyon observes the light at the end of the day “shin[ing] through chinks in the barn”(2) she realizes the beauty of insignificant moments (Harris). Listening to the sound of a cricket's voice and a women knitting in the evening, Kenyon acknowledges the importance and role of the “animate and inanimate” in the natural cycle (Milne, 126). When “the fox go[es] back to its sandy den”(10), he awaits “the miracle of restoration that is sleep” (Peseroff 189), which can comfort and offer solace after a busy day (Milne, 118). Frequently opening stanzas with the word “Let”, Kenyon instructs the reader that at the end of an active day “all must let go” (Milne, 115). Through the beauty of seemingly insignificant moments in nature, Kenyon learns not only to acknowledge the elegance around her but also to accept the idea of letting