I think that the most beautiful thing about poetry is that you learn something new every time you read a new poem. That new something or another does not always stand out, but if you look really deep, you will eventually find a new thing here and there. For me, what truly stood out in this poem was the theme of unity.
This poem is about an African American cook helping a mother of a little girl make sure that her daughter eats. The poem shows how caring the cook is. The narrator says that the cook has "been out here all night trying to help," and that the fate "brought him there to quit the crying."
The poem is relatively short but it does pack a punch. The African American cook is in my opinion the blast from heaven. He is in a sense a heaven sent. The little girl in the poem is presumably malnourished and he is trying to do his best to make sure that she eats.
Caring is really important. It is always nice to read poems with a nice message. I really enjoyed reading this poem and I would recommend it to anyone who likes poetry.
This poem reminds me of the giving tree, due to the altruistic nature of the tree and the cook. The comparison, of course, doesn't extend to the part of the giving tree in which the boy tales advantage of it, but the other message of giving is still present. It is said that giving something to someone causes us to care for them more and improves our own mental health. I think that's what the author was trying to convey, that if we each went out of own way to help another we would see the benefits.
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