Week 3 Blog #2 “After summer fell apart” by Yusef Komunyakaa The poem after summer fell apart is a unique poem. I feel as though he is talking about the woman whom he has been with romantically over a period of time, but she then becomes emotionally and physically detached from him and as a result falls out of love. He knows that he does not fully have her heart so when he is with her, he does everything to get them to the point where they once were. Neither physically nor emotionally can he persuade her that love is still alive between them, but despite his failure he tries to find some sort of understanding for her reasoning. As he mentions the two boats moored together it seems as if it is saying that they are holding on to each other, but they are not going anywhere either forward or backwards in the relationship but at a standstill. It has been constant with neither any improvement nor deterioration. They are just there, and everything remains the same. He t...
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The sparrow by Paul Dunbar Blog #1 This poem is very relatable to many in which it draws a clear picture of our everyday lives. The bird on the windowsill can represent a missed opportunity to get away from life's demands for a moment and appreciate what is presented to us like nature, our families, food, and the many other good things in life. Not noticing the beauty that came directly to our windows we continue to dismiss them. I found this poem to be remarkably interesting because Focusing on the third stanza of the poem, it brings to my attention how much we need to take a moment to look up at the things that we normally take for granted. The idea is not limited to the bird but also pertains to flowers that we pass by daily, the way that the sun reflects the ocean, the wind on your skin etc. Of course, we cannot escape the hustle and bustle of life's anxieties but from time to time we need to take our minds off the things that bri...