Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Reem: We had read this poem in class and when I first read it I was like what?
Avatar: You need to learn to gives things a chance before you judge it.
Reem: I know I know, and I've definitely learned my lesson because this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read. AND the best part it, it came up in my Humanities class and I was already ahead of the class because I kept rereading it over and over again in English!
Avatar: What did you like about it so much?!
Reem: The author does such an amazing job of explaining something so deep in such a beautiful way!
Avatar: Ok well explain it to me! I want to know!
Reem: Well basically the cloths symbolizes the authors love/hopes/dreams. He can't afford cloths because he is poor so instead he gives his love, hopes, etc..to the person he loves. The person who holds his dreams in his hands has the power to make everything he wants come true or she could simply break them. That's why she should "tread softly". This is all in 8 lines too!!
Avatar: That does sound pretty amazing!
Thank you for writing about that coincidence! I really like that you are showing the conversation between yourself and your avatar because it makes your writing very conversational. Plus you are talking about deep issues -- and you are doing it in a way that makes the issues clear.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog -- but you need to write more! Keep writing!
I really liked this poem and what it represents and I think you did a great job of explaining it! The connections you make to your other classes and your dialogue between avatars is amazing. Great blog Reem! =)
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