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Nicolle commented on the post, months of quarantine
Dear Sara, I really enjoyed seeing you Point of view of the first months of quarantine it just goes to show the different ways people interpreted/ took in with this pandemic. The line where you start to say this is the new normal I can relate to it because never in a million years if you were to ask me let’s say four years ago I would have never…Read More
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Read More. Above a pond, I sit on a wooden bench and throw pebbles into the willows. A rush of sunlight and wind creates a path in a channel of water, dances between the melting ice and brown islands of bulrush. The resident osprey, its...
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Read MoreI remember waking up for school really early to get the first train.I remember rushing because I woke up extremely late even though I was going to be late regardless.I remember the smell of the morning air hitting my...
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Read MoreI am from music and laughterWhere I am from we get discriminated and killedwhere I am from we work and don't get creditWhere I am from I'm expected to stay home and cleanI am from a family that believes...
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Dear Nicolle:
I am intrigued by your poem, “Home,” because of the idea that with family you are at peace and always feel safe. It’s something I can relate to.
One line that stands out for me is, “The good and bad in these closed walls
Is home”. I think this line is so powerful because of the truth it holds, even when things aren’t the best it’s still your home/family.
Another line that stands out for me is, “But no matter where I go as long as I have family I will always be
Home.” I think this line is compelling because family is what makes a home, not the place/building it’s in. But the people that surround it.
Your poem reminds me of a song that I once heard. It’s called To build a home by The Cinematic Orchestra. It gives me the same vibe as this poem, basically about realization. And how you have to honor the memories.
Thanks for your poem. I look forward to seeing what you make next.