Faith
Can my eyes see the ocean red
And the sky yellow without doubt
Or is my vision trained by deception
Misguided by learned acceptance
And if this is the case
May I go on by faith
Believing without perfect conception
All things naked in mind
Clothed by God’s grace.
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Ordinary Day
Give me muddy water
For drinking at night
When it’s cold outside under the white sun
Give me hot chocolate
For building by day
When it’s hot outside under the yellow sun
Give me swampy water
For stepping at night
When it’s hot outside under the green sun
Give me cold pasta
For wearing by day
When it’s cold outside under the blue moon.
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A Song About
If I wrote a song about you
I’d include bits in there about me too
It would flow as smooth as you
And correspond to the
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In Direct Light
It’s like being in a natural spotlight
Watching the rays of Heaven’s sun protrude through dark clouds perpetrating night
Like offering vision to the blind while rationing the sight
Piercing tunnels of light captivated by luminosities phenomenally bright It’s signs like these that offer comfort to the hopeless
And to those walking in dim light, reason to confess
Because every time I see the sky separate into sections
And watch light fall evenly into designated locations
God’s presence is felt through visual stimulations.
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Visually Impaired Hearing
Excuse me sir, are you married?
Delighted to meet you, my name is Mary
Noticed you were eating strawberries and
Dekker’s suspenseful writing and story, as well as his splendid imagery, are sure to captivate both believers and unbelievers alike. His descriptive worlds, relatable characters, and emotional words bring this exciting story to life with a flourish. Using powerful phrases such as, “… the tall trees shining their soft colors about him. Most seemed to glow with one predominant color… accented by other colors of the rainbow,” and, “… a towering pearl cliff shimmered with ruby and topaz hues… a huge waterfall which throbbed with green and golden light…” Dekker brings evocative scenes to the mind’s eye. It is easy to see why so many are charmed by these stunning descriptions.
Humans are all different in nature. We think deeply about issues and then react according to our values and beliefs. This helps us pick the best possible course of action. In “Useless Boys” the narrator doesn’t want to make the commitment because he believes that it does more harm than good to a person. He also states that he has had a problem with others keeping their commitment, for example, his father, who is never around.
Uses commonplace imagery in provocative ways: Jesus put parable before them, saying that the kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his fields Matt 13:31. Then Jesus said "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God that it was like a leave that a woman took and hid three measures of flour, unit was all leaved Luke 13:20-21. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field Matt 13:44. Incorporates parables that offer various levels of spiritual richness that are enduring and
The death camp was a terrible place where people where killed. Hitler is who created the death camp for Jews. The death camp was used for extermination on Jews. This occurred on 1939 – 1945. The death camps were in the country of Europe. Hitler did all this because he didn’t like Jews and the religions. The book Night is a autobiography written by Elie Wiesel. The poem called First they came for the communist written by Martin Neimoller is a autobiography.
on in the story; the blind can see the truth, but once the sighted sees the truth, they too shall
Coming straight from the dictionary, a narrative poem is “a poem that tells a story and has a plot” (Dictionary.com). We can create a mental picture within our minds with the way the narrator tells the story. In the second stanza from the poem “In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day” by X.J. Kennedy it goes as follows,
The poem “First Poem for You” by Kim Addonizio is a sonnet written by a woman contemplating on the permanence of her lover’s tattoos. The sonnet focuses on the speaker’s perspective of her lover’s tattoos as she appears to regard them with fascination and aversion. Upon closer analysis, it could be said that the speaker’s contemplation of her lover’s tattoos is a reflection of her perspective of their relationship. By comparing the permanence of her lover’s tattoos to the fleeting nature of relationships, the speaker addresses the uncertainty of their relationship and her desire for the relationship to become permanent.
As a young mother that experienced post-partum depression, the poem “Daystar” by Rita Dove and “To a Daughter Leaving Home” by Linda Pastan were easy to relate to. Each of the poems successfully represented the positives and negatives of being a mother. Poetry was never exactly my thing; I hated trying to decipher the symbols in poems and never quite understood why it was okay to use incomplete sentences. Dove and Pastan each wrote about their experiences as mothers but stood on completely opposite sides on the emotional spectrum, ironically, I couldn’t agree more with both of them.
In Sharon Old 's poem "Last Night " an erotic encounter between a man and women takes the reader through a rollercoaster of emotions in only a matter of seconds. Initially, the assumption could be made that this poem is a love poem, which it may be. But it is also a poem about an encounter with nature, graced with a feminine tone as it is being told through the women’s’ point of view. Olds uses descriptive metaphors and symbolic points drawn from nature, while also applying violent imagery and grammar throughout the poem; this allows the audience to feel a connection between submissive and aggressive feelings, and at the same time bringing to the surface what sex and love have to do with each other, if anything at all. A feminist point of view mixed with the harsh and aggressive imagery and symbolic notions, creates the question in the readers mind: Is the woman really in love or is the novelty of this experience what she mistakes for love? Different assumptions could be made because the truth of what the lovers relationship is, never gets explained. Instead, Old’s forces her audience to come to their own resolution after digesting the real emotions this poem brings to the surface.
The three sources I have selected are all based on females. They are all of change and transformation. Two of my selections, "The Friday Everything Changed" by Anne Hart, and "Women and World War II " By Dr. Sharon, are about women’s rites of passage. The third choice, "The sun is Burning Gases (Loss of a Good Friend)" by Cathleen McFarland is about a girl growing up.
In the poem “Rainwalkers” by Denise Levertov, it is clear to see the speaker is showing that even with conflicting desires, one may be able to find content with who you are are able to work with it.
2. What are the symbolic significances of the candy store in Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El" (Geddes, 318)?
When we first started the poetry unit, I felt that I would hate reading and creating poetry. When I heard we had to read poetry I was very disappointed. Every other year we did poetry units, I hated it. I hated every part of it. I dreaded reading poetry and answering the questions. I mostly felt this way because I am a factual person. I always have to have one right answer. I do not like when there are more than one answer choices that are correct. Poetry always has more than one interpretation.This year, however, hearing poetry and writing my own poetry has changed my opinion on poetry. Although I still hate answering questions on the poems I love to listen to poetry and write my own poetry. But, even when you read the poems that I write they are very straightforward and there are usually no other ways to interpret it.
The shrill cries of my alarm echo across vermilion painted walls, stirring my consciousness into an aware state. It is precisely eight o’clock on a warm summer Monday; the distant cries of mockingbirds can be heard above the soft whirring of cars passing our genteel residential street. My ears scan the house; it is quiet – barely a sound other than the tinkling of tags as our pets navigate the living room. The still morning air brought realization, with no children running around Mother must have already left for work. Never leaving my lax position I stretch and sigh, it is nice to not have to baby-sit my sister’s kids – my nieces and nephew – but I do miss the mornings where my mother would still kiss me goodbye.
Poetry unlike fiction is solely based on the author’s personal take on a certain subject. The tone, diction, syntax, and mood of a poem are all determined by the author of the poem. For some readers, to interpret a poem or explain the plot can be a difficult task. Other forms of literature such, as fiction is much easier to understand and discuss.