Wildflower
“The Charge of the Light Brigade”
By Alfred Lord Tennyson I think the meaning and motive for this poem is self-explanatory. The six hundred horsemen were sent on a suicidal charge toward a valley, where they knew they stood no chance, yet they did it anyway. The actual order was a misunderstanding, and the horsemen, not knowing this, went forward anyway, …
“Alone”
By Edgar Allan Poe Probably one of my favorites by him. This poem captures the great burden of the artist, the blessing and curse that comes with creating art. We wield great power, but we love what others cannot see or understand (until we've created it). In this sense, the artist is alone. The "demon" …