tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post2279026240259998248..comments2024-03-28T14:04:54.557-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: A Mien to move a Queen –Susan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-44106812871052672082023-03-03T16:34:33.492-08:002023-03-03T16:34:33.492-08:00ED astonished Higginson the first time they met, A...ED astonished Higginson the first time they met, August 17, 1870, when she was 39. She came down the stairs speaking in the voice of a shy little girl, and then, as he wrote his wife, exhausted him with a constant stream of consciousness. He just sat and listened.<br /><br />The poem has a veneer of playfulness, but underlying sadness pervades the ends of Stanzas 1 & 3:<br /><br />“When none are near<br />Even a Tear – <br />Its frequent Visitor”<br /><br />“Too small – to fear – <br />Too distant – to endear –<br />And so Men Compromise –<br />And just – revere –“.<br />Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-7515604896270666242022-12-12T11:03:29.475-08:002022-12-12T11:03:29.475-08:00So, a bird or person more shy than herself? I als...So, a bird or person more shy than herself? I also like the Joan of Arc idea, but then I'm confused about the bonnet like a duke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-34267511158309170902022-12-11T21:27:43.658-08:002022-12-11T21:27:43.658-08:00Yes, a wren!
Yes, a wren!<br />Susan Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-65751985423282489352022-12-11T11:31:47.092-08:002022-12-11T11:31:47.092-08:00Another possibility I see is a songbird, perhaps a...Another possibility I see is a songbird, perhaps a Mourning Dove ("even a tear) or Cardinal (a bonnet), or something along those lines. Did Emily ever identify herself as a bird?Carol Parnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-42539418713757535632022-07-09T21:18:42.709-07:002022-07-09T21:18:42.709-07:00Yes. Why didn't I see that??!Yes. Why didn't I see that??!Susan Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-42342617856349123682021-06-28T09:19:34.529-07:002021-06-28T09:19:34.529-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Greg Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992933717468579465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-15068177835389058592018-03-25T10:50:15.138-07:002018-03-25T10:50:15.138-07:00My first association when I read "Orleans&quo...My first association when I read "Orleans" was with Joan of Arc nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" - by the way, also "Half Child – Half Heroine"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-19974337279644768132017-01-21T07:54:19.712-08:002017-01-21T07:54:19.712-08:00Playful, I would think, with some poignancy. Imagi...Playful, I would think, with some poignancy. Imagine having or needing a persona that is revered rather than being endearing -- especially if love is what you want.Susan Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-92043636289049306092017-01-21T07:08:40.712-08:002017-01-21T07:08:40.712-08:00Would her self-regard support the last line of thi...Would her self-regard support the last line of this poem? Or is she just being ironically playful? I'm starting to miss the bees and leopards!mcjeepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354406129562154763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-43361032625323603482016-01-10T09:44:04.567-08:002016-01-10T09:44:04.567-08:00thanks, Ellen! I only have about a thousand more p...thanks, Ellen! I only have about a thousand more poems to go...Susan Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-57581890233163018272016-01-08T18:06:43.958-08:002016-01-08T18:06:43.958-08:00I agree, I think this is a poem about Emily Dickin...I agree, I think this is a poem about Emily Dickinson. "Small like the wren" was she, and yet so bold. She knew she was immortal. <br /><br />I love your blog. I always check it after finding one of her poems and reflecting on it first myself. Sometimes you help me understand, and sometimes you validate. Thank you!Ellennoreply@blogger.com