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Seventh Reading: Morning Song

Primarily, I viewed this piece as a heartwarming piece without any particular theme about it. However, the second and third times reading, I was slightly annoyed at the repetitiveness of the task, but I was catching on to subtle imagery of gentle caresses of maternal love. Over the next few reads I tried connecting the syntax to the concept of maternal instinct and devotion. And somewhere around the pointless addition of making the robe Victorian, I figured all the little attentions to detail are homage to the selfless devotion of parental care for a child. The fear associated with the abrupt awakening of the narrator attests to the care that this poem wishes to idealize.

Five steps (little ball of sunshine) (saved as draft instead of posted as bad karma i suppose)

Originally, I planned on this break being relaxing, however I did not take into account the homework and other events I had to attend that accumulated in the surprise early morning events that left me groggy over the extent of the vacation. Not to mention I have not been in town for a majority of the break resulting in a mixture of boredom, loneliness and stressful occurrences resulting in fatigue headaches and soreness.

My five steps were: relaxing, resting, sociality, efficiency in dealing with work, and enthusiasm when I return. I have to admit however, the only passable aspect I have achieved is dealing with work. And even that I wouldn't regard as being efficient.