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Poem Responses #2
Poem #1
The poem Thanks by W.S. Merwin is a poem of gratitude. I think it can be thought of in many ways. I get the feeling this poem is describing wartime or the end of a war because he speaks of hospitals, funerals and the news of the dead. I think Thanks describes the flood of emotions people might be feeling during wartime. In one way I think this poem is about gratitude, but I also think it points out the fact that we go about life saying Thank You to everyone for every little thing, but a lot of the time it is an empty sentiment. I think it becomes customary without thought.
Poem #2
The poem Somewhere I Have Never Travelled, Gladly and Beyond by E.E. Cummings is about love. I believe he feels very vulnerable being in love and that the girl he is in love with has a lot of power over him. He compares himself to a rose in spring. When she is gentle and warm, it is like the sunshine to the rose, he feels like he can open up to her. When she is harsh he closes up and feels the need to protect himself like a rose does in the frosty cold.
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