Poem #1 - "Ode to Browsing the Web" by Marcus Wicker
In Ode to Browsing the Web, I envision a person who is a loaner or hermit addicted to the internet and rarely ever gets out of their house. The person is watching a video on the internet about street kids skateboarding and painting graffiti. In the past, he was interested in his neighbors but now, not at all, as he is constantly on the internet. He compares the internet to a religion and perhaps a real relationship. He is lonely, but the internet gives him something to look see and hear, something to look forward to, something to worship. If we think about it, the internet can be like alcohol or drugs when compared to time spent on social media, blogs, websites, etc.
Poem #2 - "Traveling Through the Dark" by William Stafford…show more content… He thinks it is a good idea for him to pull over, and roll the deer into the canyon to avoid anyone else hitting it and getting killed. He pulls over, and when he reaches the deer, he realizes she was pregnant. The man had a moment of doubt as to whether he should move the deer out of the way because he determined the fawn was alive but unborn. After thinking for a moment in the quiet wilderness, the man decided to go with his original thought, and roll the deer out of the way of other drivers. He felt terrible for having to do it, but something tells me he realized the fawn would not survive anyways. He had to make a tough decision whether to attempt to save the fawn or save the lives of other drivers on the
