When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd 1-9

I thought this was a very interesting read, and a great peace of poetry. I have read Walt Whitman before when I was in high school, so I knew it would be a classic peace of literature when I saw he was assigned. Anyways, I noticed some very interesting things about the "lilacs"; it seemed that the lilac was everywhere such as the dooryard, farm-houses and not to mention the very gloomy areas, a procession, and I believe also in a swamp. It seemed that the lilac had very optimistic traits, it brightened all that it was around or it could be avery generic flower usable for any occasion, but I lean towards the first option.

My favorite quote of the assigned readings,

"Here, coffin that slowly passes,

I give you my sprig of lilac."

Of this quote, in my mind I picture Whitman looking into the darkness of death and the world and saying, "here take some love and life of lilac."

After reading the assignment I looked up a picture of a lilac.

It gave me the wish that I had a sprig of lilac to go around and brighten my day as well as others in this dark gloomy world filled with processions, dim-lit churches, swamps and old hermits.

I think we could all use some lilac in our lives, even if it is figurative, I believe there are certain things in life that can put a smile on a persons face within miliseconds, maybe thats what lilacs truly are, things that brighten lives.