In Koch's poem "One Train May Hide Another", the title ties in perfectly with the effective message of the poem. Koch really seems to grasp the concept about one thing may hide another's true identity or for what is to come. He conveys his theory that we should take a second look at someone, something, a situation or environment. It was interesting to know how the poem can about, his inspiration to words of the title and seeing it while taking the train. It shows how such little words can make a difference and inspire one.
I really appreciated the ending of the poem "Pause to let the first one pass. You think, now it is safe to cross and you are hit by the nest one. It can be important to have waited at least a moment to see what was already there"(the last four lines). It shows that there is always more to something than we let ourselves see. Sometimes we need to take a step back and let that moment past or allow someone to speak because there is always something else to come in life that we may take for granted. In a sense, we see what we want to see and not the complete picture even if it is right in front of us. In a way it is really understanding that in order to make the first move, you have to take a step back and take a second look because people get distracted by first response.
The poem was better understood while koch's poem was being read out loud and listening to his words and the way he read it. His short pauses between the comma's gave the poem more feeling and the concept was grasped even more. When I first read the poem to myself, I thought I understood it, but when Koch read it out loud and I just listened, you can feel where he was coming from and it made the message even stronger. I connected with the poem this way and reflected back on life and choices people make. One thing or person may hide another's when we take one look, but if we take the time out to take another look, we just may find something else that we hadn't noticed, but as there the entire time. Did anyone else make a connection?
A pop culture connection to this poem is _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_, a movie that probably a lot of students today may not have seen since it's from the 80s. He says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" (Ferris).
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