Journal Entry 10

Ah the text book, an instruction manual on writing. I like the way I can use it for a reference when I have a question about style or some other writing issue. It is a little dry to read but hey its a text book. The poetry section really was a great guide for this last assignment. I loved reading all the poems and learning about ways to make words art. I read the poem The Afterlife and I really enjoyed it. I rather liked the lines "How easy it is to say good-bye now to what was once firm and dear, and to that word forever." I guess this poem touched my heart as how I hope it is for people when they move onto the next life. I want it to be easy, or at least I want to believe that it is easy for people to let go of forever and the ties of the flesh. I read this poem over and over again just getting lost in the words and letting mkyself wonder. I was amazing to really see the beauty in the words and in their meaning. I have taken a new approach to reading poetry and I have this text to thank. I appreciate the art and importance behind each word and the way the words lay on the page.