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Original poem reprinted online here:  "A Blessing" by James Wright Originally read: September 26, 2013 More information about the Poet: James Wright Narrative with specifics with an expansive end.  This is how I remembered this poem.  And, yes, another famous poem with many strong critical, and analytic essays.  The common idea with all the critical essays I've read is this: the way the speaker interprets the world. Specific, "Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota. / Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass."  Here the language fluctuates, but is specific -- location to scenery -- just the way the descriptions play from direction to metaphorical which continues:      And the eyes of those two Indian ponies      Darken with kindness      They have come gladly out of the willows      To welcome my friend and me. The phrase to look out for is "Darken with kindness." Some critics think this opens th...