tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post509856103047292993..comments2024-03-28T18:48:28.471-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: The Morning after Wo—Susan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-39940177596801526642023-07-24T16:49:56.209-07:002023-07-24T16:49:56.209-07:00That would be "riffing" not "riftin...That would be "riffing" not "rifting"; gotta watch those Ts.. :)Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-15482436063785773342023-07-24T14:26:17.160-07:002023-07-24T14:26:17.160-07:00One interpretation is that the poem is about “The ...One interpretation is that the poem is about “The Morning after” the literal death of someone ED knew, but nowhere in the poem is there an indication that it was a person who died.<br /><br />Rather, Stanza 3 begs us to infer that the “Victim” is ED. In Line 11, the antecedent of the second "they" is "words"; the inference, "the words fell [on me]".<br /><br />In Line 8, the antecedent of “Her” is “Nature”, that is, “Nature’s Victim”.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-46074138957141349042023-07-24T14:22:19.154-07:002023-07-24T14:22:19.154-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-78697899938105711422023-07-24T09:07:28.215-07:002023-07-24T09:07:28.215-07:00In Line 15, both Franklin and ED’s manuscript have...In Line 15, both Franklin and ED’s manuscript have the word 'Crucifixal', not “Crucifical” as above. ED’s adjective is her spelling of 'Crucificial'.<br /><br />In Line 16, "Calvary" may refer to a hill just outside Jerusalem's walls and/or to Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco. Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.com