In Praise Of My Bed Analysis

We spend a good amount of time in bed during our lifetime. A bed is a symbol of love between a couple and a place to destress from the daily turmoil of work or school. I don’t think anyone loves being in bed as much as I do. The poem, “In Praise of My Bed” written by Meredith Holmes is her testimony to how much she loves and is attached to her bed. It is not about her making love in a bed, but simply loving her bed as if it was a person. There is evidence that the speaker is the author because the personal pronoun “I” is used throughout her poem. The reader can assume the setting most likely takes place in her bedroom because it is implied in the title.

Readers may speculate Holmes uses words like, “grinding, labor, unclasped, unzipped, soft, bare, smoothness, and moan” to insinuate that she is writing about sex, which does usually transpire in a bed. She also uses the term “Husked” which indicates that she is naked like corn when she sleeps in her bed. Her description of the bed is human-like that it almost seems like she is describing a person or her lover. Holmes mentions, “At last I can be with you!” and “since I left your side” as evidence of her personifying the bed. She also writes, “feel your quiet strength” and “grateful to be be held this way” to add to the sexual

But other readers may infer it is a “light” amount of work based off from her claims of “working her opposable thumb, talking and walking upright.” In her bio in the back of the book, it says she is a freelance writer and editor. She could be a woman who types on a computer and talks with clients on writing and editing stories. She may also be walking to and from her car or in the office. As you can see, it is not too physical, but enough to make her thankful that she has a bed to slip into after her