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~Joy Harjo
The key word in this poem is remember! It is used 16 times. The poem is about remembering simple things in our life. I believe it is teaching us not to take things for granted. It s so easy to get caught up in day to day things that a person begins to take everything for granted. I am very guilty of doing this. This poem teaches us to sit back and just ponder or remember for a moment things that truly matter. The author ends the poem with the word remember. This leaves a gap for the reader to fill it with anything they choose to remember. Good things, bad things, happy things, sad things etc. Everything that is important to you should always be remembered and never ever forgotten! Remember that.
:)lgj
After I read this poem I did just as it suggested. I sat back and remembered not only good times but also some bad ones. It helped me "remember" how far I've come and also think about how much further I have to go. When I read the poem again it had a different feel and meaning. I felt quite assured and in great agreement with what the author was saying.
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