One Art- Elizabeth Bishop 

I found this poem to be very effective, starting out with the loss of small things and progressing swiftly to devastating losses.  We all know how easy it is to lose things, even if only temporarily, on a daily basis; whether it be car keys or a cell phone among other things.  It is interesting how Bishop compares the act of losing something to an "art".  When I think about someone being skilled, or mastering an art, I see it as someone putting forth a large amount of effort in order to become the best they possibly can at this act.  The way Bishop continues with the poem is almost as a "Losing Things for Dummies" help book.  For example, she mentions that she never had the chance to travel where she wanted to.  This is sad, but she assures us that "this will not bring disaster."  She continues on with a family heirloom that was given to her by her mother.  This would definitely have hurt someone very much, but they would get past it.  In the last line, she refers to what I assume is a person she loved very much.  She says that she lost this person, and that it is almost like every other thing she has lost.  However, the difference lies in that fact that Bishop has come face to face with something she cannot look past, and that she has to force herself in the end, judging by the words "Write it!" in parentheses to admit that this loss is no joke, and is not humorous.  The fact that she has to force herself to write that it is a disaster displays how important her loss of the person was, and how hard it is for her to stay strong.