“Measure” by Zareh Krakhouni talks about true, strong love,
depicting two lovers debating who loves the other more. It starts off with
dialogue, arguing the amount of love each has. They compare their love to
mountains and stars and galaxies. When the other person told the narrator
his/her love was “as deep as the light in [his/her] eyes,” the narrator knew
the other person loved him/her (the narrator) more.
“Weighing the Dog” by Billy Collins tells of a man literally
weighing his dog and thinking about how much the dog means to him. Though it is
awkward and tedious to hold the dog on the scale, it’s easier for the dog and
so that’s what he does. He says he never knew how much his dog meant until he
subtracted himself from the equation, and becomes sad as it seems his dog is
either now dead or lost.
These two poems depict two totally different types of love.
The first portrays a deep, passionate, human love, while the second shows the
love between a man and his dog. While I believe both to be real and probable, I
connect more to the love of the dog due to my love of animals. The way he
weighed his dog was an interesting way to let the reader know he would do
anything for his dog.
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