tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post1192426595697390533..comments2024-03-27T11:02:20.107-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: I bring an unaccustomed wineSusan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-18117441643159678172023-12-17T07:23:40.462-08:002023-12-17T07:23:40.462-08:00The comment of September 9 is (I think) spot on. ...The comment of September 9 is (I think) spot on. Time and again, Dickinson must have offered a poem to someone close to her, only to find that they were (as my wife says) dead to poetry. Finally, she will give up (awake to the fact that her wished for readers are not capable of appreciating her efforts). Larry’s notion of her offering “love” is just about the same as this bit of musing. Her poems were offerings of love, which were seldom appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-64072985449773394052023-09-09T00:24:12.402-07:002023-09-09T00:24:12.402-07:00The interpretation of Larry makes sense. Up to a p...The interpretation of Larry makes sense. Up to a point. But why would you offer your love to just anyone? What if this is about poetry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-61653617740169324002023-08-07T09:39:36.372-07:002023-08-07T09:39:36.372-07:00This make sense This make sense THORENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297093043700749719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-77005610598184960682023-03-25T00:04:44.484-07:002023-03-25T00:04:44.484-07:00Larry, I am no authority, but your interpretation ...Larry, I am no authority, but your interpretation seems to make sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-27002407453454873982022-09-28T16:28:57.825-07:002022-09-28T16:28:57.825-07:00An interpretation of ‘I bring an unaccustomed wine...An interpretation of ‘I bring an unaccustomed wine’:<br /><br />In a dream I offer a kiss to lips I haven’t kissed for a long time.<br /><br />They seem to want a kiss, even make an effort to reciprocate, but something stops them. I turn to hide my crying eyes and retreat, but I’ll try again. <br /><br />When I return, I sense those lips still yearn, but now they seem needlessly lacking in warmth.<br /><br />I would as soon attempt to kiss a frozen corpse, long buried underground.<br /><br />Those lips could suggest someone needing love, but after cold a reception they turned away silently.<br /><br />And so I keep trying to offer my love, in hopes those lips might respond generously.<br /><br />Then I wake from my dream.<br />Larry Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-78173693836603300592021-08-21T15:22:22.549-07:002021-08-21T15:22:22.549-07:00Obrigada!Obrigada!Ruamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973650319646279130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-85937854301549016492019-12-13T20:52:28.547-08:002019-12-13T20:52:28.547-08:00It is a rather pathetic explication, isn't it?...It is a rather pathetic explication, isn't it? Well, this was early in my venturing into Dickinson poetry. That's my only excuse. So many times I read earlier essays and want to go back and change them. That's why readers like you are important! I'm hoping each poem gets a wider discussion among readers so that my shortcomings aren't so short. <br /><br />Thanks for this post!Susan Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-56970259317772755792019-12-11T10:50:37.061-08:002019-12-11T10:50:37.061-08:00Love this poem, and to find discussion on it is so...Love this poem, and to find discussion on it is somewhat rare. I'm surprised you made no mention of the desire-laden undertones! But, to each his own reading. Thanks for your thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com