A Dream Girl by Carl Sandburg is about a man who
longs for the girl in her imagination, he hopes for the girl to come and be
with him in a right time and right place with the exact characteristic he
imagined. The persona however worries if that day will still come or if they’ll
just pass each other just looking into their each one’s eyes. The poem for me
is kind of sad, because the persona do not know if the one he loves will love
him too or if they will even have a chance to meet each other. He describes her
as a girl tender as a dew, sudden as a rain, with a tan skin, has a pose full
of grace, with slim but expressive arms and with moods as delicate as the sky.
The persona loves his dream girl even if she is not perfect and despite the
fact that she may not exist, and for me this is a perfect example of a true
love. Loving someone you don’t know takes courage because you need to surrender
everything like your beliefs emotions and sometimes even your dreams. If only
everyone will be as faithful as the persona there would never be sadness, but
sometimes we need to experience sadness to be able to recognize true happiness.
In my opinion his current situation is really hard, because I was once like
him. I have always imagined a girl with a smile that would brighten up even the
darkest part of my soul, chingky eyes that would make her prettier, and a
personality that cheers even the loneliest man. At first, you would not realize
time passing by but the moment you encounter her time slows down every second
would feel like hours you will treasure every moment you spend with her and
capture in your memory her sweet smiles. Love is a feeling that even science
can not explain, love is so weird that in comes in different shapes, sizes or
colors. You can not also reason out why you love someone because love works in
manner that even your own brain can’t decipher. As long as you love someone you
will wait for them even if it takes them forever. Love can’t be rushed because
loving someone takes time and effort. Loving is not easy, because in love
giving is a must without expecting anything in return. True love is so powerful
it can even change a person because loving someone means giving them all your
best. Meeting your dream girl is not possible but meeting the right girl is. A
right girl is obviously not as good as your dream girl but in the end you’ll
not even care because you love that girl too much to let go and find someone
better. In life we just need to appreciate little things to see their best
part.
-- Collantes, Bryan
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