Grass

Immediately as I began to read this poem, I already had an idea of where it was heading. The use of the names of the places in this poem is very powerful because they represent the places where war and a lot of death had occurred. This poem to me shows how we have forgotten a lot of the times about the mass amount of deaths that have occurred in places such as Gettysburg that have made a significant impact in the world. The grass represents this idea of forgetting them. It wants to cover up the bodies so that when people pass by the place, they do not even know where they are because all of the bodies are hidden from them. Words: 123

Blandeur

I got two different ideas and feelings from reading this poem. One idea was that the author was asking God to make all things look very similar, flat, or boring in some way. I think the title goes along with that. The title, “Blandeur”, is a made up word, but it gives us that feeling of things being bland. The other idea, however, that I got from this poem was that the author wanted God to do something very amazing. He was saying that it is by God’s power that the landscapes of the world are so different and amazing, but some people choose not to see it that way; therefore, maybe if God suddenly changed the landscapes significantly and made everything look the same, people would be able to see his power. Words: 134

Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter

I love this poem because I can totally relate to this feeling. I love the snow and winter time, and sometimes snowy winter nights are some of the most beautiful and peaceful times someone could have. Other times, they can be the scariest nights because it can be very dangerous. I like how he explains how there is a sense of privacy in these kinds of nights. I know what he is talking about. Usually there are not a lot of people out on the roads on a snowy night like he explains, and it is very peaceful to just see the town asleep on a cold winter night like that. Also, in the very last part he says how he decides to just drive around a little longer and waste some time. I love to just drive around sometimes and soak all of the beauty and the alone time in, and nights like these are great for that. Words: 159

Europe

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, I spent a lot of time with my best friend. We have this great plan that someday we will go on a backpacking trip in Europe. Of course, this takes money to do, which we both do not have enough of right now, so hopefully one day we can do it which will probably be after college. When we were planning on places to go, it hit me that there are just way too many places in Europe that we want to visit, so how do you pick which places to go to? I want to go to a lot of places, and she wants to go to a lot of other places too. This will take a lot of time and effort, so maybe we should plan on making two Europe trips so we can make it to all of the places.

Words: 150

Thanksgiving Food

Thanksgiving is a very interesting holiday. On Thanksgiving, most people go to one of their family member’s house and scourge themselves with food; however, Thanksgiving is also a day that is supposed to remind you of all of the things that you should be thankful for that you take for granted a lot. I just thought it was interesting because we take food for granted a lot, so does that mean on Thanksgiving we devour as much food as we can so that we remind ourselves to be thankful for it? Or is it a little bit ironic because we eat all of this food while there are other people in the world who are starving and would like just an eighth of the amount of food that we eat on Thanksgiving. I just thought that was kind of interesting.

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Road Trips

So this week I experienced for what seems like the hundredth time the eleven hour trek to Grand Rapids, Michigan and the eleven hour trek back to Memphis. I really do not mind road trips that much except for when it rains the whole time you’re in the car. You would think it really would not make that much of a difference but it really does. It rained literally the entire trip up to Michigan, and it seemed like such a long trip. I think it could be because you’re focused so much on the windshield wipers and the cars in front of you, and you’re not able to see barely out of your windshield because your wipers suck. Well, at least that’s how it seemed to go for me. On the way back, however, it did not rain that much, and the time seemed to just fly by.

Words: 149

Technology

I have mixed feelings about technology. Sometimes it makes life easier, and sometimes it makes your life more stressed. Sometimes I get so frustrated and annoyed with things like my computer that I wonder why I ever got it in the first place. Even when the technology is actually working correctly, you have to worry about paying bills for the use of the technology. There just seems to be a lot of stress involved with using new technology; however, it is weird to think about living in a world that does not have all of the new technology that we have now. Sometimes I think that I would like that world better, but there are times when I realize how I take technology for granted.

Words: 125