“Where are those laughing comrades?”
One thing I noticed while reading these poems is that a lot of the characters have had good lives, and then have tragically lost it. For example, the poem by Doctor Meyers starts out telling of his life when he was respected and wealthy. He had a wife and children and lived a good life. But it was all ruined when Minerva came to see him, and after she died in his care, the newspapers denounced him and he died unappreciated and unvalued.
This reminds me a lot of Their Eyes Were Watching God, because Janie had a good and full life, but after one tiny incident, it all fell apart. This relates to the theme of going from having everything to having nothing once you’ve reached your personal peak.
Also, the poem by Hare Drummer reminded me of this, because he told us about his days when he was younger, and he and all his friends would go and play together. They seemed like the golden days. But then he asks where his friends are now, and gives the reader the feeling that he, too, has died alone.
