The poem Keeping Things Whole written by Mark
Strand manages to say much by using few words. He knows that modern life is
fragmented and we have many roles and responsibilities. We are always rushing
from one place to another to make things complete. The poet says that all our
movements are meaningful. He finds meaning in his movement to make things
whole. We cannot be absolutely present in a place by not being absent in
others. But still, we keep on moving and make things complete for sometimes.
OR,
This poem pleads for
wholeness against the usual fragmentation that goes in life. The poet wants to
keep things whole. He does not want anything to be broken. He does not find
himself in the field. He finds that he is missing there. He thinks he divides
the air when he walks. That is, he thinks when he is in a field; he breaks the
field because he takes up space in it. The only way to make sure is that the
field remains unbroken and whole is to keep moving.
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