Anne+Bradstreet

After reading two poems by Anne Bradstreet __To My Dear and Loving Husband__ and __Verses upon the Burning of our Houses.__​

__To My Dear and Loving Husband__ This poem is written to her husband, and how she loves him so much. She says that they are one in spirit and in marriage. Also, she says that she cherishes her love with him more than mines of gold and more than all of the riches that are in the East doth. Her love is some much that rivers cannot quench her thirst of love for him. There is no way that she could repay his love with anything in the world. She wants to be with him all the way until they make their destination to heaven.
 * Summary:**

__Verses upon the Burning of our Houses__​ This poem is written from her point of view and how she is frightened by her house burning down. This scary nightmare has come true for her. She talks about how she wakes in the night and hearing the dreadful voice yelling "fire, fire" and how she will not be able to do the stuff she used to do in her house. Such as, eating at her table, holding her precious items as she once used to, have her guests sit under her roof, her candles will light no more, and her trunk that used to be there. Then she talks about God and how he has his home (heaven) layed out and it is magnificent. Lastly, she says her goodbye to the world and her things and goes with the mighty Architect. She says how no one can buy God's gift but can granted by going to heaven. At the end of the poem she dies and ascends to heaven leaving her burning house here on earth.

After reading these two works by Anne Bradstreet I immediately thought of my friend from Dallastown because he mad his house catch fire and get destroyed. It was extremely difficult to hear him talk about his experience. It was very saddening to hear explain what he was doin at the time that his house caught fire. The entire time i was reading __Verses upon the Burning of our Houses__​ I thought about him and I could relate in a way to Anne Bradstreet about her house burning. I could sense the passion and emotions that Bradstreet poured into this poem. I thought that this was a really well-written poem.
 * Reflection:**

"If ever two were one, then surely we." - __To My Dear and Loving Husband__ This line is explaining how her and her husband are one in marriage and also one in soul.
 * Correlation:**

"I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold." - __To My Dear and Loving Husband__ This line is saying that she cherishes her love with her husband and she would rather have that love than many treasures and riches.

"Under the roof no guest shall sit, Nor at thy Table eat a bit." - __Verses upon the Burning of our House__ This line is explaining that now since her house is burning down that she will have no more guests in her house and that she will have no one else of to eat at her house.