Poem #25

"The Road Not Taken" By: Robert Frost

Frost talks about how he comes to a fork in the road and doesn't know which road to take. He makes the decision to take one and says he will take the other another day. He says he took 'the one less traveled' although they look very much a like. A fork in the road is like making a decision between two different things that will bring about different things. I am very bad at making decisions because I always think about what will happen in result of each decision made. He said he would take the other one another day and that is something I tell myself, for example: I'll buy that next time I go shopping. Decisions are a huge part of our lives because they make us who we are. Robert Frost grasps typical life problems and illustrates them for us which I really enjoy.

Poem #24

"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day" By: Shakespeare''

This is beautiful sonnet by Shakespeare about a woman. It is actually very romantic as he compares her to the pretty flowers blooming and how she shines like heaven. He goes on to say that although summer fades away, her beauty is eternal. I believe that summer is the nicest season of the year so comparing her to this is definitely a compliment in many peoples eyes. This poem was an easier work of art to understand.

Poem #23

"To Autumn" By: John Keats

In this long poem by, John Keats, he tells about the season of fall. He talks about what you see, hear, taste, and smell. He talks about the ripe fruit, the poppies, the wind, and the bees dying down. I personally think he described the season perfectly and the fact that he used all five senses really helped me understand and view the poem easier.

Poem #22

"A Sunset of the City" By: Gwendolyn Brooks

She compares a sunset to many things in her life. She first compares it to her life and how she is older and her kids have grown so her life has calmed down a lot. Then she talks about how it gets cold when the sun goes down which you can compare to many things. She also refers it to the end of summer and winter coming and how the grass and flowers are 'forgetting' to take care of themselves so they are lying. Overall she compares it to how she is aging and how everything gets colder. I thought this was very interesting the way she compared so many things at once through one poem.

Poem #21

"Seascape" By: W.H. Auden''

When I read this poem I felt like I was standing next to the sea. He talks about what you hear, see, and feel. I like the sound part the best because the sound of crashing waves is something I like to hear. I like how he says the water sways and the waves knock. I liked some of his poems but a lot of them were hard to understand.

Poem #20

"The World is too Much with Us" By: William Wordsworth

In this poem he talks about how we spend all our time and money on things we don't need. Nature is ours for free and we don't take advantage of that. We have the sea, the moon, and the flowers that are given to us at no cost and truly are beautiful but still we look past it. William shows a valid point through this poem.

Poem #19

"Orchard" By: Hilda Doolittle

Hilda talks about how beautiful the orchards are and how she she can get so many things from it like berries, grapes, and pears. It really is true though, the trees that shed fruits really are pretty and some people don't appreciate them as much as they should. She calls everything that falls from the tree an 'offering.' Overall, I didn't really enjoy Hilda's poems.

Poem #18

"Women" By: Adrienne Rich

Adrienne talks about how her and her three sisters are sitting outside on rocks all doing separate things that show who they are. When she talks about her first sister she is saying how she normally keeps her emotions to herself but she is making a 'costume' where she will be transparent. When she talks about her second sister, she is saying how she is trying to mend her broken heart. When she talks about her third sister she says how she is doing nothing but looking out over the distance and that she is messier and not sewing like the other two but this makes her beautiful cause she doesn't care. This was a really cool poem to me and simple to understand.

Poem #17

"Debris" By: Walt Whitman

This was a four line poem where Whitman talks about how to succeed. He says that you have to be cautious, but go far. He also says that if you create something even if its small it will eventually get you somewhere. I enjoy some of his poems.

Poem #16

"Faith" By: Emily Dickinson

This is a very short poem where she states that men don't see things as easily and Faith is something hard to see but when its seen, it helps a lot. She says we'd need a microscope to show men, which i found funny.

Poem #15

"Bird" By: Emily Dickinson

In this poem Dickinson talks about how she watches a bird without him knowing as he bites a worm and drinks the dew off the grass. It made me think that you never know who is watching you and you watch a lot of people who don't realize that you are. When the bird realized she was watching, Dickinson offered some crumbs but he ran away. I enjoy some of Emily Dickinson's poems.

Poem #14

"The Trees" By: Phillip Larkin

In this poem, Larkin compares trees to humans. The way they bloom is as if they are changing or they feel a certain mood. Also, they die just like us and they're lives are engraved in the tree trunks as our bodies are engraved in the ground. It doesn't even have to be death, everyone can start over ("fresh.")

Poem #13

"Silence" By: Marianne Moore

This is a short poem by Moore and it pretty much says that you can express a lot through silence and sometimes that is better. She also tries to say that the less we say, the less we'll make errors in what we say. I don't like her poems too much because they are about very random things.

Poem #12

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by: Maya Angelou

In this poem Angelou talks about all the things a bird can see from its cage. It can see the free birds that are flying around and landing in the creek, etc. She also says how it watches the worms go by and the orange sun rays shine. This was sad because it is said that the bird is tied up inside the cage and to me that is torture especially having to watch it all. When I think about it I feel if something like that was done to humans, we would learn to appreciate the world around us after watching for so long. To me, this was a very interesting poem.

Poem #11

"The Sound of Trees" By: Robert Frost

In the poem Frost talks about how you don't think about trees that much. They are constantly growing around us and we don't even realize. It is interesting to just take a walk and listen as they sway back and forth because they are doing a lot more than we think they are. I liked when he said the clouds are right on top of them because it puts a cool picture in my mind. Frosts poems are definitely my favorite.

Poem #10

"Let America be America Again" By: Langston Hughes

This is an interesting poem where Hughes talks about the way America is. He thinks people lost control and that there are to many bad things going on like slavery. He also talks about how we should be the home of the free and the brave and if slavery is going on people are going against it. He also says that some people just don't even have hearts anymore because there is rape, robbery, and lying going on. His poems are very long so I don't favor them much.

Poem #9

"Meeting at Night" By: Robert Browning

I thought this was a cool poem because he talks about what goes on at night when everyone is asleep. It's dark and the leaves are flying in the air from the wind. He is explaining what he watches when he goes to meet someone but he also says how nature meets each other.

Poem #8

"Waterwings" By: Cathy Song

It took a while for me to find a poem I actually liked by her but I finally found this one. She is talking about the shapes that water makes like ripples and circles, etc. She calls water 'he' and talks about how everything is so easy for him. I'm not a big fan of Cathy Songs poems.

Poem #7

"Love's Philosophy" By: Percy Bysshe Shelley

I thought it was really cool how Percy related Love to nature. My favorite comparison was when she said

"the mountains kiss high heavens." Nature really is like love.. we take it for granted and it is actually a beautiful thing. Her poems are harder to understand than the previous ones I read.

Post #6

"October" By: Robert Frost

Like I said before, I enjoy poems about seasons. Since it is the month of October, I thought this was reasonable too. It really describes this month, from the wind to the leaves falling off the trees. I was able to picture the wind making leaves fall off of a tree when I read this. I also liked when he said "the leaves burnt with the frost" because that is a cool way to look at it.

Post #5

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" By: Robert Frost

In this poem, he compares life to nature. A flower doesn't stay in bloom for long and many people believe that is natures gold. I believe it is true, that things we like the most don't stay the longest and nature is a good comparison: the pretty leaves change and then fall and the flowers bloom and then die. His poems are easy to understand but can lead to a lot of thinking.

Post #4

"Fire and Ice" By: Robert Frost

In this poem, Frost talks about how the world could end in fire or ice. It brings up a controversy that has many different opinions. He gives his opinion on both sides. I like the fact that his poem brings up a topic that makes you think and that he gives both opinions. In my opinion, I'd rather it be ice.

Poem #3

"Dust of Snow" By: Robert Frost

I enjoy the season of winter too and I think snow is a beautiful thing. It makes everything look so clean and neat and it is a really pretty image. In this poem he talks about snow falling from a tree and it makes me see a bird flying and snow sprinkling off the tree onto a field of snow. I enjoy poems about seasons and weather.

Poem #2

"After Apple-Picking" By: Robert Frost

My favorite season is fall and this really gave me a comfort of the season. I love to go apple-picking and this is a fun and clear picture. He talks about all the senses especially sight and touch which I really enjoy to read about. His words weren't to difficult to read nor was his poem to understand.

Poem #1

"The Runner" By: Walt Whitman

This was the first poem I chose to read and I immediately decided to post this because when as I was reading this short poem, I had a full picture in my mind of a muscular man running. I like when poems give me a direct image rather than searching to find an image.