"To My Dear and Loving Husband"

      These last couple of weeks in class, we have been focusing on Puritan poems and literature. We have started reading The Scarlet Letter, as well as read a couple of poems in class. One of these poems was title "To My Dear and Loving Husband". The author of this poem was Anne Bradstreet, who wrote it in Puritan or colonial times. She writes to her husband, explaining to him how much his love means to her, as well as how her love for him can never be quenched. She states that his love is more important to her than all the money and riches in the world. Bradstreet also mentions that she believes their love is so strong, that even when they die they will still be together.
      The tone of this poem is very emotional, loving, and romantic. This completely goes against what Puritan literature is typically supposed to sound like. Puritan literature is very practical, direct, and straightforward. Its topics are usually about religion or useful ideas, and especially not love. Puritan style is very simple and basic, and hardly ever appeals to the senses. This is why Bradstreet's poem is drastically different from most literature written at this time. She focuses a lot on her personal thoughts, and especially her feelings and emotions, instead of being very religious, unemotional and simple.