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September 09, 2005
"Ode to an Angel"
Before I went off to college my mom gave me this little glass angel to hang in my car. She said it would "protect me" when I was driving. I'm not really that spiritual of a person, but to me this angel symbolizes the fact that my mom is always thinking about me and worrying about my safety, and for that reason it's priceless.
I brought the angel to college with me because it tricks me into thinking that my mom is here. Through my window right now I can hear police and ambulance sirens, car horns, screeching breaks, and blaring radios, but looking at this angel reminds me of my home and helps me block out all of the noise in this city that I don't need to hear.
The metal frame of the angel is rusted from a night when I left my car windows down and it poured, but this is a good thing because it makes me laugh about how absent minded I can be sometimes. On the front of it, I can feel nicks in the second-rate stained glass wings and on the back glue is still stuck on it from the pricetag.
The clinging together of the angel's flip flops (yes the angel has flip flops...this also makes me laugh because it's one of those weird things you could only find at some random craft fair) is a familiar sound. It actually sounds exactly like that electrical noise that you hear when you shock someone or someone else shocks you.
The angel is this really nice shade of pink, but its wings are purple with flowers on them (to match the pattern on the flip flops). Even though there is not a lot of light on it right now, the glass of the angel still glistens so that it looks like I take much better care of it than I actually do.
I like the angel most when it's hanging over my desk by a string attached to it's halo. It's presence could make any space feel personal and it's just what I need to feel more at home.
Posted by lcissullivan at September 9, 2005 04:16 PM
Comments
Brenna-- I really liked your essay and the idea behind it. Its really interesting that you picked this object when we, as a group, are entering something we are so unsure of, and so uncomfortable with. (COLLEGE!!) I hope you don't mind if I give you some constructive criticism. I think you should focus more on the object...what you have is great, but you should try to add a little more about the physical object. I think that you have such great writing about how this object makes you feel and what it does for you. If you add a little more about the physical object, possibly how it appeals to your other senses, I think this essay would "soar"!! (Sorry to be sooo corny!) --Brenna
Posted by: Brenna at September 10, 2005 10:09 PM
Brenna,
I loved your ode to an angel. It was so intriguing, and interesting how something could remind you so much of your mother. It seems comforting to have an object that makes you feel so comfortable and at home. I love how you can sincerely appreciate a gift like this.
Posted by: Yasmin at September 11, 2005 07:03 PM
That was adorable. Very well done! It made me miss my mom!
Posted by: Emmy at September 12, 2005 10:33 AM