Song of the Open Road by Manzanero Silva

Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman

•       Task 1: Choose a favorite line or group of lines from the poem. In an essay of at least 120 words, explain why these lines appeal to you. Discuss how they relate to your life as well as to the rest of the poem.

“The earth, that is sufficient,

I do not want the constellations any nearer,

I know they are very well where they are,

I know they suffice for those who belong to them.”

I choose this little paragraph because I think it fits with my actual life. I mean, I’m happy with the things I have right now, and I know that I don’t need something else. And even if someone takes my things or friends away, I know I’ll be okay. Like it says: The earth is sufficient.

This means a lot for me, because I never thought that I would find such a peace in having nothing, I guess that when you have nothing left to lose, it gives you a lot of strength, then in a future, you won’t be afraid of losing anything.

I think you have to lose a lot to start appreciating what you have in the present, not when it has gone.