Now what I take from Saint francis and the Sow is inner expression which is lock up and wants to be express. now what makes me feel this way is the stanza in which he says " even for those things that don't flower, for everything flower, from within, or self blessing. But then it compares saint francis as a blessing in a way which i guess its a good thing to be compared to. so basically it seems to me this poem is about releasing that inner blessing.
This is one strand, but see my comments on this poem on blogs from previous classes. The imagery also suggests something about the relationship between self and (natural, non-human, animal) other; a fruitful connection to Snyder could be made...
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