Sunday, September 11, 2011

Response to a Poem

I was actually moved by the poem Fairy-tale Logic by A.E. Stallings. I have not read any fairy tales since I was a child and it reminded me of why I loved them. I miss stories of witches and wizards, good vs. evil, and love unconditional. Yes we have stories like those still but fairy tales are written in such an innocent, wonderful way.The line "You have to fight magic with magic. You have to believe" (9) just touched me deep inside. I wanted to go sit down and take with me a copy of Grimm's fairy tales and get lost in the stories. This poem was your typical poem as well and I mean by rhyming and was straight forward. I have never been the type of person
who liked poetry that was confusing and full of hidden meanings. I think we all have different types of poems or stories that we just don't understand or that just reach into us and makes us feel like it was written especially for us. This poem was that way for me.

1 comment:

  1. Hello, Jen I agree that this particular poem was easy to read. It also took me back to my younger days when life was simple and a good book would transport me off into a distant land of magic or whatever else depending on what i was reading.

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