Pictues for "White"

   

White

I chose to blog about Frost's "Design" poem. There were a few images that really stuck out to me; the white spider, white moth and the white heal-all. The most subtle object in the poem would have to be the spider. Frost really emphasizes the spiders location, color and stature. The image of the spider recurs in the poem. At first the spider is holding the moth on the heal-all. By the end of the poem, the spider is kindred with the moth because it has eaten the moth.

I'm not sure exactly what the interpretation of this poem is, but I do have some ideas. I notice that all of the images I noted are white. Robert asks at the end of the poem, "What brought the kindred spider to that height,"(line 11) referring to the flower that was high off the ground, and "Then steered the white moth thither in the night?"(Line 12) This is odd that a white spider would catch a white moth on a white flower. Line 6 makes a reference to the ingredients of a witch's broth. This may mean that the fact that the three white images coming together as they did in the poem could be a sign of witchcraft. It could also have a greater meaning that I might be missing.

In terms of the moth, this poem is about death and in terms of the spider it is simply a morning meal. The poet jumps around these two perspectives throughout the poem, so I can't be sure as to what the poem is emphasizing. This poem could be stressing the fact that the three white objects coming together has a greater meaning, it could be a poem about death, it could be a poem about triumph, or it could have many meanings depending on what perspective you are looking at.

20 out of 21 run

I've been in Davis since August 24th running with the cross country team. It is a large step up from the training that I was doing in high school. We run twenty out of twenty-one days and we train hard! During high school I was running an average of forty miles a week, only training five days out of the week. Now I train on average sixty miles a week and run six to seven times a week. This is the most intense work I've ever done in my life and to have only one day off every three weeks is almost suicide! I don't know how I've managed to maintain health and endurance to continue doing what I'm doing, but I have managed. Everyday I push my body to its limits and I know that I am becoming stronger and faster because of this. I wish there was more off time but I know that if I continue training with the best, eventually I will become the best. Everyday is a challenge to continue on, but as long as I stay positive and focused, I know that I will eventually turn into the runner that I want to be.

The way I describe my running life makes you wonder why I would put myself through so much discomfort. The reason is that I love running, I love competing, and most of all, I love winning. However winning is not everything. I really enjoy my sport and all the people that I have met while doing it. It has become a way of life for me.