Personal Conclusions
Poetry has never been interesting to me. It has always been an art form that strikes me as one created by lazy people. Needless to say, I have never taken the time to pay much attention to poetry so this assignment was difficult for me to begin. However, after getting started, the beauty and art of crafting words struck me as a very exciting form of art. I love to read and create the setting in my head, kind of like a fantasy world. Poetry allows the reader to do just that but with much more detail. After reading the poem many times through, I felt as though I was there as the action unfolded. I could see facial expressions, understand emotions, and fear the end result. What allowed me to do this was how descriptive and clear Frost was with his words. This new world of poetry is very exciting to me.

As far as the theme of the poem, lack of value of human life, is concerned I must agree. In the business world, people's emotions and desires are cast aside. If someone does not produce, they no longer have a job. So what if they have a family to feed. This simple example of the workplace is a mild one at best. As people, we create values important to us. If people do not match up to our values, they do not matter to us. How quickly we forget that everyone is a person with feelings and desires. This is really a sad situation that only seems encouraged by pop-culture and current media.

Finally, I surprisingly enjoyed doing a school project and plan to add poetry to me readings.
- posted by Haynes Finney @ 2:28 PM