Poems

SONNET XLIII
When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,
For all the day they view things unrespected;
But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,
And darkly bright, are bright in dark directed.
Then thou, whose shadow shadows doth make bright,
How would thy shadow's form form happy show
To the clear day with thy much clearer light,
When to unseeing eyes thy shade shines so!
How would, I say, mine eyes be blessed made
By looking on thee in the living day,
When in dead night thy fair imperfect shade
Through heavy sleep on sightless eyes doth stay!
All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.

This poem by William Shakespeare, represents the quote by Erich Fromm, which talked about how some dreams occur deep within our souls, without even realising it. When Shakespeare said in this sonnet, For all the day they view things unrespected; But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee. This quote shows how during the day we think and see things in such a controlled way, but when we finally fall asleep our true thoughts show, and our dreams are more vivid and exciting than anything we could think of when we are conscious.

“Because, after all, a person’s a person, no matter how small.”

“I’ll find it!” cried Horton. “I’ll find it or bust! I SHALL find my friends on my small speck of dust!”

“We’ve GOT to make noises in greater amounts! So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”

This poem by Doctor Seuss is from a children's novel Horton Hears a Who. It is about an elephant who strongly believed in saving a small community, and although the rest of the jungle made fun of him and mocked him, it was Horton's dream and he stuck to it. By the end of the story, Horton saved the small community and kept all the whos alive. This poem goes hand-in-hand with the quote by Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King strongly believed that one day blacks and whites would be equal, and his dream came true, just like Horton's.