Post 16: Mythology in Poetry

In Mary Oliver's Oxygen, I found the mythological reference to life and death being referenced. She stated " Everything needs it: bone, muscles, and even, while it calls the earth its home, the soul." She is referring to love, which is one of our basic needs like air. It gives you life and without it we die.  I thought this was a very profound and true statement. 

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  1. I like the depth of this connection, love is so dominant in all of our lives and in all relationships. Friends, family, significant others, animals all of these things we connect with in an emotion that can only be explained by love.

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