Post Secret

Honestly, I found the website very depressing. I stopped readsing after:

"At my college we have a bulletin board inspired by PostSecret. One day a photograph of a sunset was posted. Written across the photo in white ink it said "sometimes I wonder if anyone would care if I didn't wake up in the morning". A few weeks later another photograph was posted. This was a photo of a sunrise. In white ink it said "yes, I would". . . I wish I could tell the person "thank-you" because the sunset was mine."

I found it extemely sad and do not understand why anyone who was seeking help would read it. I feel it would only fuel their upset thoghts and emotions. Apparently it makes people feel better to annonmously admit thier secrets but I don't think that would really help me if I had something that deep to hide. I think that this blog has a lot of people who really are trying to escape thier secrets but I also think that somtimes people put things on there just to be funny like this:

However, that may not be the case. I read a lot of websites like Texts From Last Night and FML and it's usually people tlaking about embarassing or awful situations and are kind of laughing about them. So maybe that's why I look at this website as depressing. If it were me, I would put it on a website and make a joke of it like people do on other sites. But like I said before, apparently it helps some people so if it does, I'm glad it works for them.

My poem that's looking for constructive criticism

Limerick:

As I walk the distance alone at night
I venture for the nearest light
Wild wind blows throughout the streets
The rhythm of the Earth’s heartbeats
And all along I’m filled with fright.

My Haikus

slushed snow melts slowly.
the cold lurks around for months.
winter stands still far too long.

frosty cars pass by.
everyone hurrys along.
the cold bites them all.

Both of these haikus go together. I feel that the pretty part of snow goes away so fast and that the slushy, brown part stays longer than anything. It is cold for months on end whereas summer never seems long enough. Also, the cars that go by, especially early in the morning are usually frosty. Everyone moves quickly because they subconciously think they can escape the winter cold, however, they cannot avoid it. Whether it be form your house to your car or your car to your job/school/store you will get some of the winter cold no matter what.

Reflection of Poems

The first poet I started reading poems from was Lewis Carroll. I absolutely love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass but I had never read any of his poems. I chose to read "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and "Jabberwocky".

I liked "The Walrus and the Carpenter" because it uses a lot of personification. It brings to life the sun and the moon and the oysters. It's like a fantasy world that you get to peek in on for a short while and then once it's over, there isn't much place left for you to carry the story on. So as quickly as it starts and you're dragged into it, it ends just the same.


"Jabberwocky" was similar, however, you didn't just peer into a world but it was a world that came with an entirely new vocabulary. But the funny part is, you can almost make out what the words are. I understand the story being conveyed but most of the words are imaginary.

The other poet I explored was Shel Silverstein. She writes children’s poems, but I had never read this one before. It is called "The Razor-Tailed Wren". It seems to be a child’s view of a lawn mower. When it says not to leaving anything sticking out, I think of how when I was a kid and my dad would go to mow the lawn and I would have to make sure I didn't have any toys or anything out there otherwise it would be destroyed.

The fourth poem I looked at was called "I'm Just Stepping Out..." by Felix Dennis. At first I thought it was as if someone was just leaving for a short time, and maybe hiding somewhere. As if they just wanted to be left alone for a bit. But once I read the end where it says "Yet should you search your heart with care, Though I'm gone, you'll find me there." I realized it was about death and although it is sad, it is definitely true. As far as structure, I really liked the way the words flowed together.

What Inspires Me

My family is very large and with a lot of people comes a lot of love and encouragement. We definitely don't all get along all of the time but we all get along with at least someone all of the time. We are full of many hopes, dreams, and expectations and even if they aren't all met, at the end of the day they are always there to support me and help me out.