Autobiography of the cab driver...
by: Rebecca McClarahan
"They say if you can survive the summer in the heat, your a true native"
this quote is talking about how people in the past could not afford air conditioning or fans and they had no choice but to stay in the heat. There was nothing else that they could do but suffer through the heat. No matter how hot it got they had to stay there because they didnt have the choice to leave and go somewhere cool.

They are saying that if you were one of them who had to live there and did not really have a choice you can live in the heat today. Most of the people in the world today can not survive very well in this heat because they are so used to being pampered by cold air. They are saying that you can tell that those people were not true natives because they do not try, they would rather spend money on being cool then try to live in the heat the way the natives did.

This quote is also saying that it was about 100 degrees outside and just by being out there watching people you can tell who belongs there and who doesnt. The people that do not care how hot it is belongs there and were from there. The people that stay inside when its that hot out, you can tell are not from there because they can not deal with it the way the natives did.

Sonnet
By: Billy Collins
"But hang on here while we make the turn, into the final six where all will be resolved"
This quote is saying that in a sonnet the final six lines is where everything becomes better. all problems are fixed at the end of a sonnet. Sonnets are always about a problem that someone has but towards the end of the sonnet the problems will end in someway, you need to have patience and wait for it to be over and become resolved. He's playing with the structure of the sonnet. happiness will find you.
Love at first sight
By: Jennifer Maier
"And next thing you know they are building bird houses in the garage"
I think this means that birds are like humans and how instead of having little birds, humans are having babies. When two people see eachother they know they are in love and everything after that just happens so fast. And after that happens they are most likely with eachother forever.
Highway Five Love Poem
By: Ruth L. Schwartz
"A dozen wise and ponderous cows suddenly spurred to run, to gallop, even down a flank of hill"
I think this is saying that all of the animals are not happy being themselves, they want to do things other animals can do that they can't. They are jealous of eachother and they want to be ableto do what others can. They feel neglected because they can't gallop or run. They want to be involved in their group. They are tired of being left out because they are different. They also don't want to be sold like the other animals.

To Luck
"we were told never to put our faith in you", he is saying that he was told never to believe in luck which is wrong because you should always believe in everything. you should have faith in everything even if you dont have luck all the time it is still there. everything God made is real whether you believe it our not and when you stop having faith in Luck then thats when you lose luck.
The summer day
"this one who flung herself out of the grass", i think this is talking about how beautiful nature is and how each animal looks different and moves different. the grasshopper is unique because it is an animalthat chews side to side and jumps out of the grass unlike other animals who cant hop or jump. it also has a unique color that makes him blend in with the grass. she is also saying live life to the fullest.
Late for summer weather
"he a dirty sweater, she an old blue coat that fits her tight", i think its saying they are kind of poor and that all they can afford. those are not summer clothes because they dont have enough money to buy summer clothes and thats why they are late for summer. they also like to relax and hang around doing nothing.