I had to read a set of poems for my intro to literature class and the very first poem, In Creve Coeur, Missouri by Rosanna Warren, was the one that really touched me. When I first read through the poem it made me want to cry. From what i could gather it is about a photograph taken of a firefighter carrying a toddler from a burning building. The toddler is at its last breath and is barely hanging onto life. No one knows whom she belongs to and she is so frail. The firefighter tries to bring her back to life. The photograph is taken at that moment but she is never brought back to life. The poem is very touching and makes me think if I had seen this then I would have been devastated. The poem all so made me think, because it states "tell us that she will stand again, quarrel and misbehave." I suppose the author was trying to say that she will never continue to be a child, to live, and to have no worries. I also found it interesting how it is stated, "strong man, you know how it's done...sucked the spirit back to us from its lair of smoke." I liked the style that the author used in this as well and how she used the town and state as the title of the piece. I very much enjoyed this poem.
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