Blog Assignment for Thursday

1.''Crow is Walking"

Crow is walking to see things at ground level,
the ground as new under his feet
as the air is old under his wings.

He laves the dead rabbit waiting --
it's a given, it'll always be there --
and walks down the dirt road,
admires the pebbles,
how they sparkle in the sun;
checks out his reflection in a puddle full of sky
which reminds him of where he's supposed to be,
but he's beginning to like the way the muscles move in his legs
and the way his wings feel so comfortable folded back and resting.

He thinks he might be beautiful,
the sun lighting his back with purple and green.
Faint voices from somewhere far ahead roll
like dust down the road towards him.

He hurries a little.

His tongue moves in his mouth;
legends of language move in his mind.
His beak opens.
He tries a word.



I broke the poem up this way because it seems to give it an easy flow to read. Each stanza has a main idea and a main action that is going on so it seemed fit to seperate the poem this way. This also puts emphasis on each action that the crow performs, showing that each detail that the speaker says is important to the crow and to the poem.



2. "Faith" Is a Fine Invention

by Emily Dickinson

"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see-
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yY1Nrznh4I

Although this poem is short, it gets a strong point across about faith. The speaker says that in an emergency, or a bad situation it is often hard for us to see the best in the situation. I chose the song "One Last Breath" by Creed because in the song, he sings about going through a hard time and bein on the edge, but he has one last breath. This relates to the poem in showing that sometimes its hard to see the best in bad situations, but if you are given another chance you should take it and see the good in the situation.