Blog Post #12

Crimson Shadow: "The rooster was hoarse in his old age, his crow no more than a whisper." I think this is a good sentence because in a way it is describing Socrates. He is old and his way of going and making things right at times is no more than a whisper. He doesn't know if what he says to someone is going to get through to them or not.
Midnight Meeting: "Socrates was no angel" This is a good sentence for this story because its like he was admitting that he had done wrong. He knew he wasn't perfect and he wasn't afraid to admit it.
The Thief: "Socrates only had four dimes, three nickles, and eight pennies left to his name." I like this sentence for this story because it reinforces what he was telling Wilfred in the story. Even though he basically had no money he still didn't go out and steal from anybody because it was wrong.
Double Standard: "He would have let things lie if the bus had come; if the rain had let up and allowed him to wander away from the shelter; if Ralphie had just nodded or something to make him feel like he was at least considered a part of the human race." I think that this tells us that he longs for people to respect him. Maybe you could go a step further and say he longs to be accepted but I honestly don't think it was that.This story leans more toward respect than acceptance.
Equal Opportunity: "It was a realistic sort of dream; not magic, no impossible wish." This is a good sentence because it kind of explains his situation. He wants a job, but they wont hire him. Its not an impossible wish and no magic can make it come true.
Marvane Street: "He wished that some man had had that kind of love for him before he'd gone wrong." I think this sentence is giving you insight on Socrates regrets. If someone had shown him the way and took him under their wing then maybe he wouldn't have went down the path that he did. Maybe he'd a never went to jail or murdered the two people he did.
Man Gone: "He made a deal with himself that he could keep the table if he could walk the whole distance without putting it down." This sentence best describes this story because it shows that no matter what obstale you come across you can over come it. His friend Howard had and obstacle to face and ended up over coming it.

Blog Post #11

Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content.
http://www.poetry.org/whatis.htm

How the time passed away, all the trouble that we gaveAnd all those days we spent out by the lakeHas it all gone to waste? All the promises we madeOne by one they vanish just the same
Of all the things I still rememberSummer's never looked the sameThe years go by and time just seems to flyBut the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rainNothing to lose but everything to gainReflecting now on how things could've beenIt was worth it in the end
Now it all seems so clear, there's nothing left to fearSo we made our way by finding what was realNow the days are so long that summer's moving onWe reach for something that's already gone, yeah
Of all the things I still rememberSummer's never looked the sameThe years go by and time just seems to flyBut the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rainNothing to lose but everything to gainReflecting now on how things could've beenIt was worth it in the end
Yeah, we knew we had to leave this townBut we never knew whenAnd we never knew howWe would end up here the way we are
Yeah, we knew we had to leave this townBut we never knew whenAnd we never knew howNever knew how
Of all the things I still rememberSummer's never looked the sameThe years go by and time just seems to flyBut the memories remain
In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rainNothing to lose but everything to gainReflecting now on how things could've beenIt was worth it in the end
to me this is poetry because it has really deep meaning. he's basically saying that even though time goes and things change. friends may leave and things may happen but you always have your memories to look back on. 
he uses metaphors such as: "the years go by and time just seems to fly but the memories remain." 
he also rhymes. "in' the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain. nothing to lose but everything to gain.
although it is pretty straight forward and you understand what its saying from its context.

Blog Post #10

I’m more like Maude because I’m attending college. I’m also still living at home. My house is old just like hers. I’m also thin like she is. Unlike Sadie I don’t have two kids. I never had to scrape life. I almost always have things figured out and know where I’m going. I rarely ever stay home. I’m almost always out doing something productive. Either that or I’m visiting friends and spending time with them. I’m not one of the livingest chicks in town much less all the land. I’d say that  I am pretty normal and consider myself to be about average. I don’t have kids to leave a heritage to. I didn’t make my siblings and parents ashamed of me by having kids under my maiden name and ending up raising them myself. Therefore I don’t have to worry about them running away from home like Sadie’s did.

Blog Post #9

Please don’t fret momma

For I am home

In this poem momma

Is about the land I roam

I want to show you

The land I’ve come to know

I want to teach you

All that I know

I want you to walk outside

And not be afraid

Without the notion to hide

From their evil ways

I wish you could see it

See what I see

I wish you could know it

What it’s like to be free

To see the mountains side

Stretch across the land

To see the hillside

Or the beach’s sand

Did you ever see the sunset

Or the beautiful glowing stars

Something I hope you get

The chance to make ours.

I wish you could feel it

The cool wind at your feet

To go outside and sit

And enjoy the comforting heat

To feel the warmth of the sun

On your bare skin

To be able to run

To be able to fit in

I feel like I belong here

Of this, to you, I am askin’

The end is near

Please don’t give in

I’ll come back for you momma

They won’t win

I’ll save you momma

I promise they won’t win