xc -COTD1 cemeteries
The cemeteries I looked at were both Episcopal and extremely old. Majority of the graves were dated in the seventeen hundreds. The only people who walked through the cemeteries were tourists or people having picnics.
The first one was in the wall street aria. It surrounded a church and had lots of trees around it. I liked how it was preserved and well kept even though everyone buried there has been dead sense the seventeen hundreds. It did bring up the question to me of weather it is necessary to preserve the memory of people who no one who is currently alive has any connection to considering that there is not enough surface aria on the earth to have a grave stone over every body that has ever been buried.
The second one was in the east village, also surrounding a church. There were less grave stones and the few that were left laid flat on the ground. It seemed less preserved then the other one. They did try to leave the feeling that it was once a seminary.
If i would have had the opportunity to see a newer cemetery there would probably be a completely different feeling. There would not be tourists out to see the historic churches. There would be a sadder feeling.
Poems:
POEM#1 After A Death
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16788
Tranströmer , Tomas. "After a Death." Poets.org. N.p., 2004. Web. 12 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16788>.
This poem uses metaphor to describe the feeling after someone you love dies. It also seems to describe the typical cycle of grieving. The first paragraph created a devastated feeling. The third paragraph describes the act of getting over death. The last part describes a "shadow" represents the soul.
Poem #2 A Death Song
Morris, William. "A Death Song." n. pag. Famous Poems. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.famous-poems.biz/William_Morris/A-Death-Song-poems-and-poetry-by-William-Morris.html>.
http://www.famous-poems.biz/Dylan_Thomas/All-That-I-Owe-The-Fellows-Of-The-Grave-by-Dylan-Thomas.html
This poem uses repetition at the end of every paragraph. It has the line "But one and all if they would dusk the day." By putting this at the end of every paragraph the author adds a feeling of darkness. The poem seems to just represent the end of bright things as a metaphor for the end of a human life.
Poem #3 Death, Is All
Ana, Božičević. "Death, Is All." Poets.org (2010): n. pag. poets.org. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21911>.
This poem reminds me of the stream of conciseness because it demonstrates the authors thought process. It shows her saying bold things about death and then saying she agrees or not. She says "fifty present of americans believe in angeles and why should they not?" I like this quote because it feels less formal than the other ones.
Poem #4 Abortion Poems
Anstey, Billy. "A Fathers Pain." Family Friend Poems n. pag. Family friend poems. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/death/poetry.asp?poem=36673>.
This poem is written from the perspective of a man who's potential baby's mother, got an abortion and did not tell him until forty years later. This really bothered him. He discusses how much he hates her for killing both him and the unborn baby. To me it seems unfair for a man to hate a woman for doing something that was best for her life. This poem got on my nerves a little but it provides an alternative perspective to my own on the morality of my own.
Poem #5 Death in the Afternoon
Gonzales, Angel . "Death in the Afternoon." Poets.org n. pag. poets.org. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16957>.
This poem also uses shadows to describe death and dead people. It starts out describing how some deaths bother the author more than others. It goes on using metaphor to describe finding stability even during time of mourning. This poem can help understand the authors perspective of death simply in that he believes in hauntings.
Poem #6 About Death and Other Things
Ristovic, Aleksandar. "About Death and Other Things." Poets.org (2010): n. pag. poets.org. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21594>.
This poem describes the authors relationship with death. It talks about how he first thought about death as a child. He also discusses how he wants to kill someone. It is difficult to tell weather he is talking about him killing someone or someone dyeing. Perhaps the blurring of the plot is the authors way of saying that death happens to everyone no matter what causes it.
Poem #7 Undead
ilovezackyvengeance, (un-published online poem with no author except some sort of user-name). "Undead." poem mibba n. pag. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://poem.mibba.com/242168/Undead>.
I can only assume from this poem that the author was contemplating suicide. It talks about how someone is in so much misery she may as well be dead. The reason I picked this poem is partly because it is anonymous. This means that the author may have been using poetry to discuss his or her own feelings. It is a honest demonstration of what someone thinks of death.
Poem #8 A Refusal to Mourn the Death, By Fire, in London
Thomas, Dylan. "A Refusal to Mourn The Death, by Fire, of a Child in London." Poets.org (1952): n. pag. poets.org. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15381>.
This poem discusses the authors feeling about a child's death. It is written in the point of view of someone who feels that they should not mourn because it would somehow shame or kill the child. This poem demonstrates the stage of denial of mourning.
Poem #9 Dead Brother Supper Hero
Dickman, Michael. "Dead Brother Supper Hero ." Poets.org (2010): n. pag. poets.org. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21797>.
This is about a dead boy who is missed by the protagonist. The protagonist discusses how he feels like he is with him and how he still waits for his little brother to storm into his room in his supper hero cape. The poem also describes how his brother is looking at him through the clouds. This poem demonstrates how people rely on the concept of heaven to mourn.
Poem #10 Dead Fires
Faust, Jessy. "Dead Fires." Poets.org n. pag. poets.org. Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19689>.
This poem contemplates weather living in agony is better then death. It talks about how people can be put to emotional death through pain. This is a short poem but it does bring up a good point.
Harold and Maude:
This movie is about a strange young man who has an obsession with death. He loves to pretend to kill himself. He does it numerous times through out the movie. It was shocking the first time you see Harold pretend but eventually it just becomes funny as it torments his mother. He also loves to go to funerals as a hobby. The happiness of the character seems dictated by two women. His mother and Maude.
His mother puts pressure on him to be what she believes to be normal while she her self is abnormal. She is constantly trying to fix her son who has nothing wrong with him. His only issue is his hatred for his mother. Which is not necessarily his issue. It is hers. I think that the mother is symbolic of what the directer thinks of the typical feelings toads death in our culture. She is bothered by her sons openness and interest in the topic.
Harold meets Maude at a funeral. He is at first weirded out by her but eventually he falls in love with her. Maude could be representative of a rebel. Particularly toads our cultures views of death. She says many things relating to the circle of life. She looks at death as something to be celebrated as much as life. After Harold announces to his family that he will marry maude, His mother freaks out and sets him up on many blind dates. But maude imbrues death so much that she happily overdoses on sleeping pills and kills her self. Some how the director makes this the happiest part of the whole movie. Maude changed Harold into a happy person by being happy about death which was his fear.
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