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In this poem, the author wants to live his/her life, as if it were their last day. The author wants to cherish every moment he/she has. The writer wants to make every moment count! I enjoyed reading this poem. It holds a lot of worth and power.
I agree with you. It is very obvious that the author wants to live his/her life it is the last day. The author wants to make everything little thing right.
I agree, the poem holds a lot of worth and power. Making every moment count is a very important statement. Life is too short to waste time on things that aren't worth our time. We never know when our last day will be and we should make every day worth living.
I agree that the purpose of this poem is to inspire the readers to cherish every moment and to live their lives the best way possible. It also suggests that we should live every minute as if it is our last because we never know what fate has laid in front of us. We should live without regrets and do something that's worthwhile.
I agree with you. Sometimes we forget that life is so fragile that we would take everything/everyone for granted. It is important to remember this to always keep dear the things we consider important in life.
I agree with you. Your post gave me a glimpse of the authors emotional side as he/she was writing this poem. To live everyday like your last day is a nice rule of thumb to live by, in a certain context of course.
In my perspective, this poem interprets that the author and us should hold onto to the things that are very important in our every day lives. We should let go of the things that are unworthy and keep the things that are worthy.
Your are very right! the author is giving us a message to try to make everything little thing right in our lives. It telling us to make the right decision in our lives, and to live a better life.
Very true, we should only hold on to the meaningful things in our lives. Life is too short to waste precious time on anything. The author did a very good job writing this poem and putting emotion and meaning to it. It is overall a meaningful poem.
I agree with you. Even if sometimes we have a difficult time deciphering if one aspect of our lives are important, once we realize (and surround ourselves with) these things our lives start having more and more relevance and meaning.
I really like this poem! For me, it's like the author doesn't want to waste time. He wants it all to be worth it. There's something else, I just can't put it into words! But I really did enjoy this poem.
I agree,I enjoyed reading this poem. It was a poem that had a lot of meaning to it. It is how I want to live everyday. I want to live my life to the fullest and make everything I do worth while. I don't want to waste a single day on meaningless things.
This poem was interesting and inspirational indeed. This poem describes the most ideal life there is to live and how to attain it. In order to have the ideal life the author describes in this poem, a person must live their lives in the best way the can.
The poem really hits everyone close to home, because we really do not see how we are wasting our lives with trivial matters. The message is really strong, and we should always remember this to remember to do everything with meaning.
In my interpretation the poem is written by someone who wants to complete or do something rewarding in life. When reading this poem I remember one of my favorite vocabulary words that I learned in 8th grade, carpe diem, to seize the day. Carpe diem is a word I think can sum up the meaning of this poem. It's a very motivational and inspiring poem.
I love that saying. I actually learned that my senior day in British Literature class. Everyone should live life to the fullest. I agree, the poem is inspiring and that is a great saying that sums up this poem.
This poem holds many meanings and I like your interpretation and idea of what this particular writing means. I agree that the author's goal in composing this poem was to inspire people to live their lives in the best possible way. It suggest that we should live our lives to the fullest and give ourselves the best awards that a person could have in his or her lifetime. These awards are making a difference, doing something that matter, and living a life without any regrets.
This poem is inspiring because the author is telling the audience to basically live life to the fullest. To make the best out of everything you do. The author explains how we should give our all in everything we do. Do not waste your precious time on something that is useless, do not cry over something that is not worth crying over. Try new things, live each day differently. This poem has meaning and worth to it.
I agree that this poem is very powerful and inspirational. It motivates us readers to make great decisions in life and spend every moment we have as if it were our last. Spending each moment we have doing something that matters is the best life there is.
This is a powerful poem that is deemed to inspire us readers to live our lives as best as we can. It suggests that we should try our best in every thing we do and that we should do something worthwhile of our time. Also, it encourages us to spend each day doing something that would matter and make a difference for we only live once. Every minute that we put to waste is a moment in our lifetime that we would never be able to get back. This means that we should live without regrets and live our lives to the fullest.
This is very true! We cannot bring back the past no matter hard we try, so we should always do/ say the things that is true to ourselves before everything's to late. We should always take the opportunity to always grow and learn more about ourselves.
This poem reminded me of the book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In one of the planets that the little prince visited, he met a businessman that was only concerned with "matters of consequence." But after the little prince and the businessman's conversation, the little prince learned how trivial and meaningless what the businessman considered as "matters of consequence." Similar to the story, the poem holds the same message. The poem conveys the author's need to live life with purpose and meaning. We should not live our entire lives following what other people want us to do, nor should we live it the easiest/comfortable way possible. Life should be spent doing the things we love and discovering more as we grow older. If we do something that loses its meaning throughout time, we should learn to challenge ourselves to try something new to break the monotony and dullness of life. This is a great poem as it is true for everyone. Sometimes we grow complacent in our lives that we do not try to break this chain, but change is possible and important.
This a powerful and meaningful poem, I interpreted it as it saying to make everything and every moment count. Make each moment worth it, no regrets. To be able to a full life doing what you want to do and set out to do.
I completely agree. Many times the reader interprets the poem too strongly that they completely miss the whole point the author tries to portray. I feel that a simple explanation such as yours is what the author is trying to say.
This poem can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. I feel that the poem is just clearly stating to live life to the fullest. Life is full of experiences that are often wasted. Don't waste your life but rather make the most of it.
It is a rhyming poem. It is about life nature. It literally telling us to try something that will worth our time.
ReplyDeleteIn this poem, the author wants to live his/her life, as if it were their last day. The author wants to cherish every moment he/she has. The writer wants to make every moment count! I enjoyed reading this poem. It holds a lot of worth and power.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. It is very obvious that the author wants to live his/her life it is the last day. The author wants to make everything little thing right.
DeleteI agree, the poem holds a lot of worth and power. Making every moment count is a very important statement. Life is too short to waste time on things that aren't worth our time. We never know when our last day will be and we should make every day worth living.
DeleteI agree that the purpose of this poem is to inspire the readers to cherish every moment and to live their lives the best way possible. It also suggests that we should live every minute as if it is our last because we never know what fate has laid in front of us. We should live without regrets and do something that's worthwhile.
DeleteI agree with you. Sometimes we forget that life is so fragile that we would take everything/everyone for granted. It is important to remember this to always keep dear the things we consider important in life.
DeleteI agree. The author doesn't really want to waste time! I also agree with Theia. Sometimes we do take everything/everyone for granted.
DeleteI agree with you. Your post gave me a glimpse of the authors emotional side as he/she was writing this poem. To live everyday like your last day is a nice rule of thumb to live by, in a certain context of course.
DeleteIn my perspective, this poem interprets that the author and us should hold onto to the things that are very important in our every day lives. We should let go of the things that are unworthy and keep the things that are worthy.
ReplyDeleteYour are very right! the author is giving us a message to try to make everything little thing right in our lives. It telling us to make the right decision in our lives, and to live a better life.
DeleteVery true, we should only hold on to the meaningful things in our lives. Life is too short to waste precious time on anything. The author did a very good job writing this poem and putting emotion and meaning to it. It is overall a meaningful poem.
DeleteI agree with you. Even if sometimes we have a difficult time deciphering if one aspect of our lives are important, once we realize (and surround ourselves with) these things our lives start having more and more relevance and meaning.
DeleteYes yes. We should hold on to the important things in life. This poem can be interpreted in so many ways!
DeleteI really like this poem! For me, it's like the author doesn't want to waste time. He wants it all to be worth it. There's something else, I just can't put it into words! But I really did enjoy this poem.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I myself really loves this poem too. This author is giving us good examples and convincing us to do the best while we still can.
DeleteI agree,I enjoyed reading this poem. It was a poem that had a lot of meaning to it. It is how I want to live everyday. I want to live my life to the fullest and make everything I do worth while. I don't want to waste a single day on meaningless things.
DeleteThis poem was interesting and inspirational indeed. This poem describes the most ideal life there is to live and how to attain it. In order to have the ideal life the author describes in this poem, a person must live their lives in the best way the can.
DeleteThe poem really hits everyone close to home, because we really do not see how we are wasting our lives with trivial matters. The message is really strong, and we should always remember this to remember to do everything with meaning.
DeleteIn my interpretation the poem is written by someone who wants to complete or do something rewarding in life. When reading this poem I remember one of my favorite vocabulary words that I learned in 8th grade, carpe diem, to seize the day. Carpe diem is a word I think can sum up the meaning of this poem. It's a very motivational and inspiring poem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, this poem inspire me too to strive for the best. It also encourage me to make use of my time. Everything is worth a trying.
DeleteI love that saying. I actually learned that my senior day in British Literature class. Everyone should live life to the fullest. I agree, the poem is inspiring and that is a great saying that sums up this poem.
DeleteThis poem holds many meanings and I like your interpretation and idea of what this particular writing means. I agree that the author's goal in composing this poem was to inspire people to live their lives in the best possible way. It suggest that we should live our lives to the fullest and give ourselves the best awards that a person could have in his or her lifetime. These awards are making a difference, doing something that matter, and living a life without any regrets.
DeleteI don't think I've heard of that, but it does sum up the poem! It is very motivational and inspiring!
DeleteThis poem is inspiring because the author is telling the audience to basically live life to the fullest. To make the best out of everything you do. The author explains how we should give our all in everything we do. Do not waste your precious time on something that is useless, do not cry over something that is not worth crying over. Try new things, live each day differently. This poem has meaning and worth to it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this poem is very powerful and inspirational. It motivates us readers to make great decisions in life and spend every moment we have as if it were our last. Spending each moment we have doing something that matters is the best life there is.
DeleteI agree. The author does tell us to live life to the fullest! Don't waste time on something not worthy of our time! Life is too short!
DeleteThis is a powerful poem that is deemed to inspire us readers to live our lives as best as we can. It suggests that we should try our best in every thing we do and that we should do something worthwhile of our time. Also, it encourages us to spend each day doing something that would matter and make a difference for we only live once. Every minute that we put to waste is a moment in our lifetime that we would never be able to get back. This means that we should live without regrets and live our lives to the fullest.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true! We cannot bring back the past no matter hard we try, so we should always do/ say the things that is true to ourselves before everything's to late. We should always take the opportunity to always grow and learn more about ourselves.
DeleteThis poem reminded me of the book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In one of the planets that the little prince visited, he met a businessman that was only concerned with "matters of consequence." But after the little prince and the businessman's conversation, the little prince learned how trivial and meaningless what the businessman considered as "matters of consequence." Similar to the story, the poem holds the same message. The poem conveys the author's need to live life with purpose and meaning. We should not live our entire lives following what other people want us to do, nor should we live it the easiest/comfortable way possible. Life should be spent doing the things we love and discovering more as we grow older. If we do something that loses its meaning throughout time, we should learn to challenge ourselves to try something new to break the monotony and dullness of life. This is a great poem as it is true for everyone. Sometimes we grow complacent in our lives that we do not try to break this chain, but change is possible and important.
ReplyDeleteThis a powerful and meaningful poem, I interpreted it as it saying to make everything and every moment count. Make each moment worth it, no regrets. To be able to a full life doing what you want to do and set out to do.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. Many times the reader interprets the poem too strongly that they completely miss the whole point the author tries to portray. I feel that a simple explanation such as yours is what the author is trying to say.
DeleteThis poem can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. I feel that the poem is just clearly stating to live life to the fullest. Life is full of experiences that are often wasted. Don't waste your life but rather make the most of it.
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