Poe Poe Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe never has ceased to amaze people with his elaborate way of telling a story in a poem form, and in such a bleak tone. Poe has always been an author that has seemed so strange to me, not only because of WHAT he writes about but the tone he sets nearly every single one of his writings in.

The poem Alone, isn't very hard to suggest why he chose to title it in the way that he did, is an detailing the way in which a person who has been alone may think but the detail is in such a way that adds such depth and heartbreak, which in turn brings the reader in. There were several lines that depicted the "angst" in which the title suggests he is in such as,"My sorrow- I could not awaken", the loneliness that he is feeling cannot be dismissed nor hidden. He compares that of many things in nature, including; the storm, lightning, and mountain, which could suggest that he feels as if his life is one that he is unable to control much like the roaring of the storm or cliffs of a mountain we cannot fathom to posses.

The ending of the poem is usually always the most important and that remains true with this poem. "And the cloud that took form ( When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view."
This analytically suggests that near the end of this life reflection- he cannot find a way out of his sadness and feels as if the only view he can see is the demon. A demon is are those beings cast out of Hell sent to earth to dwell and grow stronger from those mistakes done by humankind, demons are believed to be strong beings that rely on the doubting emotions to make them stronger because all negative attitudes done by humans are done by Satan and only seek the bad. With the background knowledge of demons made known by my church I can further understand the depth of the mans loneliness, and sorrow. By using the ending of the poem relating to the evil beings suggests his sorrow.... will never leave him.

To be KNOWN is to be LOVED, and to be LOVED is to be KNOWN.

This is a friendly reminder of how much God loves us, and beyond that

how much he wants us to come to Him with every longing in our hearts.

"I Thirst" is what he said on the cross of Calvary, he wasn't speaking

of  a physical thirst but rather a thirst of love that can only be found in His children.

I Thirst for you....

Bitterness.

The poem Untitled by Stephen Crane had a very dismembered meaning behind it. This poem was not read to be analyzed as literal, meaning that the "being" is not actually eating his REAL heart but rather looking inside the soul. The author looks at this creature amidst the desert, and many times the desert (as in the bible) is looked upon a place that ceases to have hope...the bitterness would be easy to gain insuch a desolate place. The creature that the author is looking at is holding his heart.
HOLDING HIS HEART.
 Automatically the human reaction is disgust, repulse, and even pity. As we look further into the "holding" of his heart and ultimately eating it that is the refelction of human kind on their character and what may be held deep inside the heart.
"I said: 'Is it good, friend?"'
This line is the potential we have as humans to pass by the anguish of another, many times we would rather ignore the helpless than help them get through the day. The answer of the "creature" is simple, "It is bitter..".
Poems are meant to be symbols, and this line is a deep reflection of what the human character has to reside to when they have seen no love. No love causes us to grow bitter, and see ourselves as though creatures growing bitter against everything throughout the world.
The structure of the poem is simple and short, it requires no further explination of the story. Along with the title of the poem being "Untitled" could go from the story being untitled.. or even the creature. The creature being unknown, unloved-and further- untitled.

Its a Wonderful Life.

As I break between the flowing tears that seem to be falling down my face after watching the movie, The Human Experience, I am filled with such a happiness I am unable to express.
The Human Experience was a film of two brothers and their journey through three different life experiences, the first being homeless in new york city, then visiting the lost children of peru, and finally visting a leper colony. Throughout all of their experiences they seem to find the meaning of humanity and the experiences that they possess.

Many times experiences define a person, and with those experiences we, as a people, have the opportunity to help those who are less forunate. The most touching part of the movie was the brothers ability to forgive their abusive father. THAT is the true human experience- our ability to love even when we feel as if we cannot, even when it seems as if unimaginable to forgive such horrific things.

Happiness relies on our humanity.

Fight for Life

When many think of a hero, they tend to think of those in shining silver armor ready to march on to a battlefield as if we were engaged in a medieval time warp. The fact of the matter is that there are the unseen and unfortunately UNAMED heroes of the present. The fight for life is one that has been difficult to even gain little steps towards success, being that abortion is on the rise and young mothers are aborting their child as late as 9 MONTHS.

This is my frustarating ongoing activity.

In the famous words of Dr. Suess, "a persons a person- no matter how small", I find it frightening that children all across our nation and elsewhere are being aborted as late as 9 months, basically the woman would have to give birth and then shortly after the "doctor" would kill the child. These children do not have a voice, so many others have gathered up the torch to be the voice of the unborn. Women do have a choice , that is a well known fact, but many fail to see that the child inside the womb fails to have a choice. Even though that child is just as much a human life they lack the capability to choose whether they live or die.

Martin Luther King Jr. said in his famous letter from Birmingham jail spoke about how every person is an extremist, but many have to choose what they will be extremists for- love or hate. That is the struggle in all man kind is to dig into our souls and find the strength to fight for love, fight for those who are unable to speak, and in turn fighting for Jesus Christ himself. 
The battle is on- and I will not stop- nor slow down.

Curiousity may or may not have killed the cat?

This poem about Curiosity was among one of my favorites that I have read this quarter, mostly because it came up with a metaphorical way to present an idea that having curiosity is a GOOD thing, not a bad one. In the third stanza the first line, "Curiosity will not cause us to die- only lack of it will." The poem is saying that granted those cats may have used up all 9 lives according to this need for curiosity, they lived life to the wonders that it possesses. The two groups of people that roam the earth are either the "dogs" or "cats", the dogs refuse to fall subject to curiosity and when they do that they fall to a fainted color of what the world holds true and dear. With curious minds we have been able to do wonderful things such as; land on the moon, create technology so small that the naked eye can't see it, change history by simply refusing to move to the back of the bus, and slowly change the outcome of poverty stricken people across the globe. Without curiosity we would all be old dogs just waiting for our lives to begin,  and personally ? I would rather live life curiously...

Defining the Grateful Gesture

This poem by Yvonne Sepia was describing a life with her mother that included the thought that her gratefulness was never enough for her mother. Her mother was always the victim, and with that she had it rough- or someone she knew. The poem was easily understood, and looedk into the cultural differences between generations. Being half mexican myself I know the trials that go into the differences with each generation- my grandmother still believes that looking at an ugly baby means that you will have an ugly baby as a result. Also, it means that many times we aren't as grateful as we should be. Granted that parents and grandparents grew up in a harder time, but who is to judge which time period is harder? Either way it is looked at- times have changed. They will continiously change so learning from previous generations is key. Sepia grew the entire poem from a single idea, an idea of gratefulness. She gave a look into her past and with that made the reader further understand this central idea.