Trees of Men

I have always been fascinated with trees. Ever since I was young, I loved to climb and play in them. I would observe them and marvel at the many types I would find throughout the world. I loved how they were strong and impossible to move. I’ve noticed how trees have been symbols in stories: a tree in a courtyard in Lord of the Rings symbolized the strength of a weakened kingdom. The Giving Tree taught me my first lesson of being selfless. Trees have many characteristics that I’ve tried to have in my life.

That has made all the difference

Sitting in English class in middle school, looking over this poem, it’s always intrigued me.  Something about it always made me want to read it over and over again.  At first glance, there’s the obvious forest imagery, that always reminds me of my times camping, my time in boy scouts, and the friends I’ve made there, or of the times I went hiking, and times I came across my own two paths in the wood.                                                             

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as  could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

               

The Love of a Lighthouse

I have always been incredibly moved by the combination of poetry and music. This mostly takes place in a song written by various artists- The Beatles, Eagles, Weezer, and many more. Music is powerful on its own, without lyrics, and the combining of lyric or poetry to a song makes something that can at times leave me speechless.