Hattie+Vose+Hall's+Higher+Purpose+NRF

__**Hattie Vose Hall's Higher Purpose**__

Hattie Vose Hall's higher purpose in this poem is that a child's soul will live on forever past all other things, such as a majestic temple. The poet is talking about, two temples, one a majestic structure built with detail and skill, the other a metaphorical temple. The second temple is a symbol for the soul of the mother's child, that she "built the temple with loving and infinite care." Hall wants us to feel that with love and care, a child's soul can live on forever. I found this poem to be very powerful and moving, which is what I think Hall was trying to make the poem be like.