Mary Oliver

While reading the Mary Oliver poems I thought about how descriptive she is in her writing, explaining in great detail, painting a scene for you to see. Maybe she did this on purpose, or she does it naturally. My favorite one that I read today was titled "Mockingbirds" It was different from something I would normally read. Most people write about love or depression. Or both in the same one. This in it's way was about love, but it wasn't for a companion, it was for the Gods. "to two strangers who were,it soon appeared,not men at all,but gods.It is my favorite story--how the old couple had almost nothing to give but their willingness to be attentive--but for this alone the gods loved them"

From the same poem (Mockingbirds), my favorite part was ..."Wherever it was I was supposed to be this morning--whatever it was I said I would be doing--I was standing at the edge of the field--I was hurrying through my own soul,opening its dark doors--I was leaning out;I was listening." obviously she wasn't talking about literally hanging out her window, but it was exploring things in her mind about everything. Meaning.

The Hobbit

My first impressions of the novel "The Hobbit" was that it was going to be some kind of magical adventure, starting out slow and then as the story goes on it will get more and more interesting, I'm waiting for something big to happen in the story line. I don't think I'll get that in the very first chapter though. I suppose I am enjoying this book, it's not the worst thing I've ever read, that's for sure. So far, I haven't made any connections with this novel. This book is different from what I would usually read on my own.