Miracle on St David's Day by Gillian Clarke

... Miracle on St David's Day by Gillian Clarke Miracle on St David's Day is an enchanting, and ultimately optimistic poem relating to the theme of identity by Gillian Clarke. The poem tells the story of a man in a mental institution, who exceeds the expectation of both the nurses and his fellow patients when he regains the ability to talk. In the first stanza of the poem, Gillian Clarke describes the country house in what seems to be an idyllic setting, "The sun treads the path among cedars and enormous oaks, it might be a country house, guests strolling". However despite the seemingly pleasant tone, implied by the use of her making it seem informal, through the relaxed wondering of what the House may have been," might be a country house, guests strolling", suggesting normality her use of the word might alerts the reader that this idyllic setting may be an

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