Jim Miller's Poem 'Brier Sermon'

Jim Miller's "Brier Sermon" was very eye opening to read. I loved how he pointed out that we always want more and are looking for the next best thing. This is true in every moment of our lives. I know for me personally in high school I was dying to be in college and now that I am here I am already looking forward to the future again. It is hard to remember to take in the beauty of something we see everyday. "Brier Sermon" also reminded me of the Ron Rash poem, "Mill Village". This poem spoke of how when people moved they tried to remain faithful to the mountains. The speaker in the poem would long for home and what he had left behind but before too long he took down the picture once he was accustom to his new life. Many of the poems spoke about