i would interpret it as a ‘street person’ who is unwelcome near the castles and mansions of the lords and ladies. He is dressed in rags…………the rich set their dogs upon him if they see him, so, he stays unseen and carries a gun.

The first two lines of Walt Whitman’s poem “Miracles” says it all: “Why, Who Makes Much of a Miracle?” “As to me, I know nothing of else but miracles,”. One does not need a degree in English literature to enjoy or understand this poem, and in reading further, it is like drinking a class of fine wine, it just gets better and better, and the more you read, the more immersed you become. For Walt Whitman, walking down the streets in Manhattan is a miracle. How many of us who are older can remember in early fall, right when the evening starts to fall, walking home from school or sports practice, when everything is quiet, and cars are making last minute trips home, and the sky is turning pink before the darkness begins to set in, or that smell in the air of anticipation of things to look forward to, dinner at the table with one’s family, or a quiet conversation with one’s mother, or an event where one will see a best friend? Or how many of us can remember an early summer morning, sitting in the grass, watching bees, feeling the sun on our faces, watching our neighbors hang their laundry, witnessing the rhythm of life that doesn’t get an interview on the news or an article in the newspaper? Indeed, it might get a picture in the art gallery, but most people would pass it by. We say, “The best things in Life are free”, and indeed, the message of this poem is not only that real miracles are not only right in front of us, and something we really are grateful for if we would only stop for a minute to realize it, but also, that this poem needs no interpretation to understand it or feel it; it is there for everyone to experience and understand.

This is a play on the story of Prometheus who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the mortals.

I’d be glad to help you interpret the poem – but you haven’t given any indication of what YOU think it is about or what the poet is trying to say.

Give it a bit of thought, let us know what you think, and we can help you from there. Otherwise we’re just doing your homework for you.

I got the impression that the author doesn’t hold much stock in people who are wealthy and put on airs. Some how he feels wealthy people look

down on him.