The Picnic, an Homage to Civil Rights

I liked this poem because it relates something a simple as a picnic to our freedom as citizens of our country. The idea that we are free to set up "camp" and enjoy the environment is something that we take for granted. I think that his poem opens up the readers eye to this and the importance of our forefathers and all they did for us. This poem brings about new language in a way about being free. I would not normally think of freedom and a picnic as going hand in hand. Yet, they are so similar in a way. On a picnic one is free to enjoy the outdoors and not be shut up in a house. We are able to eat our food prepared from the earth and enjoy it while sitting on the very ground that it came from. This in a way is poignant because you are enjoying both events in nature. The idea of being with your family is another thing that this poem points out and it is all about being silly and free with them. Being able to do what you want and enjoy the day together is what family is all about. Without our civil rights we would not be able to play baseball or jump in a community pool. I think that this poem is one that allows this freedom to be thought about on a deeper level.