Reflection

One of the parts I could improve on by wording differently is in stanza 2 when I said, “The smell of earth

would fill my nose and I’d feel as refreshed as i ever had felt before. I’d breathe the clean and crisp air

and feel alive just like everything surrounding me.” I feel like I could’ve found a different way of wording

it. It’s kinda cliché and not that interesting, so it would’ve made it a lot better if I found a unique way to

describe what I was describing instead of saying what is usually said.

One of the parts I think is good is in stanza 9 when I said, “After running around and getting tired, we’d

lay on our backs and feel the cold dirt against our skin. It wasn’t exactly comfortable as you could feel

the twigs poking, but at the same time it was one of the most comfortable things.” I like this part

because this is a significant memory of mine when I think about the forest. Laying on the ground where

its bumpy and cold and prickly isn’t comfortable, but for some reason it was comforting to know we

were together having fun outside in nature. In my eyes back then, everything was magical, even the

grass. That’s why I like this stanza cause it explains how it felt during that time pretty well.

Another part where I like is in stanza 5 where I said “Sometimes we would just sit and listen. To the trees

rustling and the animal in the bushes to our right. We would enjoy the sounds of nature, because we

knew we wouldn’t have it forever.” I like this part because its another significant memory, the sounds of

everything around us. I never really quite had a place like the forest, where I took in all the beauty and

listened to the sounds and just enjoyed it. I got to enjoy the forest for about half of my childhood, and

since it was a while ago my memory of it isn’t as great. However, thinking back on the sounds of the

forest is a strong and happy memory.