tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post6552038554163388212..comments2024-03-29T06:02:33.720-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: By Chivalries as tinySusan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-34060919366515008642022-04-05T10:37:57.882-07:002022-04-05T10:37:57.882-07:00A gift as tiny as a kind word from someone we valu...A gift as tiny as a kind word from someone we value may bring smiles to our face many times for the rest of our lives. That seed is beyond measurement.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-52755269513283584542020-06-29T08:44:20.645-07:002020-06-29T08:44:20.645-07:00I do agree that the noun 'Chivalries' stro...I do agree that the noun 'Chivalries' strongly suggests that the gifts of either nature/flowers ('Blossom'), or art ('Book'), are being sent to the implied recipient by a male admirer. I also feel that the implied recipient can be regarded as coquettishly coy, with her smile blossoming only behind closed doors or at bedtime, away from her admirer's eyes. This gives us the sense that the latter is playfully unaware of the full amplitude of the recipient's fondness for him. The imagery of the initial seed and subsequent blossoming of the smile also perhaps suggests a love that may grow or become stronger through time.<br /><br />It's interesting to note that the word 'Blossom' is used as a noun in line 2 to describe the gift from the admirer, and then becomes a verb in line 4 to describe the recipient's pleasure derived from the gift. This correspondence of noun and verb gives us a sense of the direct, albeit discreet, emotional impact that the very small gesture, the giving of an object, has on the recipient.<br /><br />The connotations of sowing and fertility evoked by the imagery in lines 3 and 4 are relevant given the implied femininity of the recipient. And unlike an actual seed which could not blossom in the dark due to an essential lack of light, the smile of a human has the potential to spark under any circumstance, at the whim of the human self.<br />Jimmynoreply@blogger.com