Wildflowers

If you walk out in a field of wildflowers, you won't just notice one wildflower. Why would you when there are thousands of wildflowers to see? But from each wildflower's perspective, they look up and only see you. They look around at all the others and think, "This person will never pick me. What are the chances out of all these wildflowers?" But you picked me. And I'll never get used to the feeling. 

Quote: Leo Tolstoy

"He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking."
- Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Song Lyrics: Speakers - Sam Hunt

"The moonlight's tracing those tree tops across your face

There's a feeling in your eyes the shadows can't erase

The cool wind around us is breezing around us

Following my fingers through your hair

The engine is idling and girl this heat lightning is flashing

Pictures of you and burning them in my head"

 

     I know this is a well-known song by a well-known singer, but his imagery and word choice strikes a chord in my heart that no music ever could. This verse paints a beautiful, complex picture of  a simple, momentary instance - the whole point of descriptive literature. He takes an ordinary memory and vividly describes its detail with such perfection that it transitions to an extraordinary vision in your mind.

     Unlike a picture, which gives you the exact image the photographer or painter wants to portray, imagery gives you the description, the supplies, to paint the picture that best applies to you and your life. It's not just art, but it's your art.
     These few lines are a perfect example of the goal of descriptive literature. Sam Hunt gives worth to the ordinary - a talent everyone should strive to master. And I guess that's why I have fallen in love with literature. It's not just cool or pretty or interesting. Literature is what I want to be.

Family Night Essay

My English teacher assigned an essay on food recently. We were required to write about a sentimental meal and why it's so sentimental. I chose to write about one of my favorite traditions - Family Night. Most people have heard hilarious stories about Family Night through my mom and dad's Facebook page, but this essay really articulates the true meaning and value of Family Night through my eyes.

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Family Night Essay