Snyder Poems 3

The first poem I read while reading Snyder this time was No Matter, Never Mind. This poem was pretty confusing for me but I think that the overall point of is the connection between environment, mind, body, and the relationship of them all. The theme I have chosen is connection of relationships. This poems exhibits several different connections to different relationships. The next poem I read was The Great Mother I think that the "Great Mother" being referred to is "Mother Nature" and Snyder is saying that "Mother Nature" looks at humans determining if they have been protecting or harming their environment. The theme I chose for this poem is protection of environment because this is what I think "The Great Mother" is figuratively trying to do. The last poem I read was Pine Tree Tops. This poems was extremely descriptive and it provided me with a great deal of imagery. I think the theme for this poem would be beauty because these pine tree tops have been untouched by humans, and the area around them is still a home to animals such as deer and rabbits.