There was a Child went Forth

I can relate to the very first stanza of the poem. As a child, I can see myself being easily influenced upon by my surroundings. So when the poem said 'the object became a part of him' I felt like I could relate because that is how I used to be when I was younger. I would watch TV, and see celebrities and try to be like them. The same I did with my friends, we all acted similar, liked similar things, and that is why we were friends.

Dickinson Reflection

Death is like the insect by Emily Dickinson
Death is like the insect
Menacing the tree,
Competent to kill it,
But decoyed may be.

Bait it with the balsam,
Seek it with the saw,
Baffle, if it cost you
Everything you are.

Then, if it have burrowed
Out of reach of skill --
Wring the tree and leave it,
'Tis the vermin's will.

Basically she is saying death is like an insect trying to get at a tree. Death is the insect, and you are the tree. Death comes in many forms, as there are many insects in the world. And the main goal of the insect, is to get inside the tree and destroy it. Which is exactly what death tries to do. At the end of the poem, it talks about after the insect is done with the tree, it leaves it, going on to the next tree. Much the same is what death will do to you, take your life, then leave you to haunt someone else.

Good Things

My day has gone quite well. But what I did not expect was the fantabulous my mother packed me. It was delicious. A sandwhich, buffalo chicken meat, with provolone cheese. Bang bang, that stuff is to good. Throw in some Lays Sour Cream and Onion chips and it gets even better. Then I find some of my favorite yogurt, peach flavored to be exact. And then, at the very bottom. Some leftover New York Giants cupcakes I had from the Super Bowl. It was one of the best lunches I have ever had.