Bonny Park

 

   I went to Bonny Park and stayed there for at least 45 minutes. 

 When I first found out that we were required to visit  Bonny Park I was excited because I love parks. Initially I did not know where to go when I first entered the park. I ended up driving around for a little while before I actually found a spot. I had brought my  poetry handout, my bible and my journal. I went alone because I really was craving to be alone for this assignment. Sometimes we get so distracted by others, we are unable to take in everything around us. I finally found a place in the back where it was more secluded, away from the actual recreational area. It felt a little bit unusual getting out of my car and going to sit out in the middle of the grass. One of the things that I loved the most about the poetry selection was how Oliver revealed such a deep appreciation for simple things that most of us take advantage of. 

 In her poem the messenger she states: “ My work is loving the world...”

  So often we neglect to love or even acknowledge God’s beautiful creation. 

So in the hours worth of time that I was assigned I decided I was just going to try my best to love the nature I was surrounded by. It was such an incredible experience. 

One of my favorite parts in Six Recognitions of the Lord was

“ I Lounge on the grass, that’s all. So simple. Then I lie back until I am inside the cloud that is just above me, but very high and shaped like a fish. Or, perhaps not. Then I enter the place of not thinking, not remembering, not wanting. When the blue jay cries out his riddle, in his carping voice, I return. But I go back, the threshold is always near. Over and back, over and back. Then I rise.”

 I love this section of the poem because I can envision it perfectly. Oliver delivers such a lovely description as she takes in her surroundings of the grass, the sky, the birds. 

This is exactly what my goal was in this assignment. To take in and and appreciate Gods beauty not thinking, not remembering, not wanting. This assignment definitely has made me want to be in God’s creation more often.