tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post2361435344220694448..comments2024-03-27T11:02:20.107-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: I know a place where Summer strives Susan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-43296287421155849022023-11-26T12:39:34.801-08:002023-11-26T12:39:34.801-08:00I was just reading Shakespeare's "Venus a...I was just reading Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis," and as such I perceived a bit of unreturned affection in this poem, such as Venus' doting on the cold-hearted (i.e. frosty) Adonis. The vow that misgives the speaker in the poem may be something like a promise to oneself not to repeat the mistake, but the "south winds" soften that resolve and the cycle begins anew – the same old story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-87629328822248292072023-06-29T16:49:26.344-07:002023-06-29T16:49:26.344-07:00In a frost pocket Summer strives, South Wind stirs...In a frost pocket Summer strives, South Wind stirs, South Wind struggles, soft Refrains spill, Dew stiffens quietly, to Quartz. Do not go gentle into that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-6329772578872305572022-12-23T05:46:26.305-08:002022-12-23T05:46:26.305-08:00Very dickinsonian with vivid picture, memorable ph...Very dickinsonian with vivid picture, memorable phrases and boundless creativity, but not my favorite of hersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com