Pocketful Of Sunshine Poem Analysis

Music has always been an enormous part of my life, now I will present my life with one thing that I love most. Music is around all of us all the time and it shapes us all in various ways. My life has been a series of ups and downs just like many, although I look at it with the utmost amount of positivity. Two songs that define me and the positivity I possess would be “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield and “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack. I believe my past, which is something that means a great deal to me, has shaped me into the person I am today. A song that designates the past that I hold on to so dearly is “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins. In life you have to live one day at a time, and I feel that no matter what

you have to live as if today is the last day of your life. A song that labels how I like my life would be “Is My Life” by Jon Bon Jovi. In my life I have experienced loss, as many do,h and it has made me realize how much those people have truly meant to me. A song that presents the love that I have for the individuals that I have lost is “Dancing in the Sky” by Dani and Lizzy. Some of these songs tend to pull on my heart strings, yet I view it with an optimistic attitude
I have always believed thinking negatively ends with negative results and vice versa with positivity; therefore making me always have a positive attitude.

“Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield has always been a song that I felt like that defines me and my attitude. The lyric “Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me/ Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me” has a meaning full tug on my heart (Bedingfield). Ever since I was young I have had people tell me, not directly, that I wasn’t good enough and I was always beaten down. I have always tried to have this attitude. I would physically say “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”, so this songs meaning surely hits home with me. Another thing that stands out about this song is its upbeat music that I absolutely adore. This upbeat music lets me release my inner goofiness, as for when I hear the song I cannot help but dance around and enjoy myself. This song also has a lyric stating “The sun is on my side/ Take me for a ride/ I smile up to the sky/ I know I'll be all right” (Bedingfield). This lyric pertains to me as well for I’m one to love being outside and having a good time. From this lyric I imagine some friends and myself just riding around with the top down and enjoying the presence of each other. My group of friends all have a free spirited souls and I’m so thrilled to have them around me.

As I just said, my friends and I all have such a carefree attitude, the song “I hope

you Dance” by Lee Ann Womack portrays what we all feel for each other.
“I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance” (Womack)
This lyric is so meaningful since I feel this way towards all my friends. I want them to prosper and to succeed in all that they do. I had friends from preschool until senior year and we all, sadly, drifted apart. It still depresses me to think that we spent 12 years of being inseparable and we had so many plans; be in one another’s weddings, have play dates with our children, and so much more. Although my friendship with them has faded my love and what I hope for them has not. I wish the best for them even though we have not spoken to them in a while. I could, honestly, quote the entire song as for it is all inspiration on how you should view the ones you love. My friends and my high school years are thing that has been so dearly to me for they are what has shaped me the last 18 years.
“You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins truly portrays how I feel about my past. Although it is a father talking to his daughter, I know that everything he says pertains to me dearly. My life has revolved around friends, sports, and school for as long as I can remember. As all those things come to a halt, it chokes me up every so often. Anytime I hear this song, I contemplate about how fast life is moving and it excites me yet scares me at the same time. “You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast/ These are some good times/So take a good look around/ You may not know it now/ But you're gonna miss this” (Adkins). These lyrics are heard quite a lot throughout the song for it is a fraction of the chorus. These have such a giant impact on me because these words are beyond true. Once you grow older, you don’t realize the significance of every moment. I often reflect about how excessive high school was when I was with my friends and I did not have a care in the world other than the Friday night basketball or football game. In the song, his daughter is so excited to continue with her future and to do more things with her life and in a way I am the same way. I am hopeful for my future to start now, however I don’t want to miss out on what is around me.
“It’s My Life” by Jon Bon Jovi is a song that shows a one of my major views on life. “It's my life/ It's now or never/ I ain't gonna live forever/ I just wanna live while I'm alive” is part of the chorus and I believe that’s because the writer wanted to make you understand that the life you are living is yours and that you should live it to the fullest (Bon Jovi). Some people’s version of “living life to the fullest” is different. Some individuals would be content with simple things. I value those, however, how I have, had and how I will continue to view what living your “life to the fullest” means would be traveling whenever and to wherever. I have been in three other countries, eight different states, and traveled all around Ohio in just the past three years. Meeting new people and falling in love with new places is how I will “live while I’m alive” (Bon Jovi). I also view Spending time with friend and family is extremely important for you never know when they will be taken away from us.
I have learned the hard way to not take family and friends for granted.

In 2012 I lost my grandfather due to a brain injury, in 2013 I lost one of my very best friends due to a terrible car crash, and this past January I lost my cousin due to cancer. My friend was 17 and my cousin was 18. These deaths have shaped me into the person I am. I am more loving and everyone in my life mean such a great deal more. A song that describe how I feel about those who I have lost is called “Dancing in the Sky” by Dani and Liz. This song was a song on YouTube I found the night after my friend’s car crash and the word ring so true to not only her, but my cousin and my grandfather as well. “I hope you're dancing in the sky/I hope you're singing in the angels choir/ I hope the angels, know what they have/ I bet it's so nice up in heaven since you arrived” (Dani and Liz). This lyric is one that gets me each time that I hear it for the reason that it is completely spot-on. This song supported me through a terrible time and I believe that there could not be a better fifth song on the soundtrack of my

life.
In conclusion, I believe music is a colossal part of our lives and without it, we would have troubles dealing with different situations. My positivity towards my life and the people in my life is portrayed through the songs “I Gotta Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natsasha Bedingfield and “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack. My strong ties to my past are shown through the song “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins. A song that shows how I live my life to the fullest without fear is “It’s My Life” by Jon Bon Jovi. A song that describes the love I have for the family members and friends that I have lost is “Dancing in the Sky” by Dani and Liz. All in all, music describes me in different ways just like it describes others’ lives in other way.