tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post7229345896151825694..comments2024-03-27T11:02:20.107-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: The World – stands – solemner – to me –Susan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-58798488177128562242023-04-07T14:01:14.146-07:002023-04-07T14:01:14.146-07:00Oooops, make that 'Susan D' 'Susan K&#...Oooops, make that 'Susan D' 'Susan K'.Larry Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-50372343567714364142023-04-07T13:55:13.629-07:002023-04-07T13:55:13.629-07:00On first reading, the ED I knew vanished into pap....On first reading, the ED I knew vanished into pap. Susan D’s second thought and Pp’s “last 2 lines” came to the rescue, once again reminding, NEVER UNDERESTIMATE ED.Larry Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-56008395024041748952020-07-12T07:54:42.457-07:002020-07-12T07:54:42.457-07:00Agree w/ the ironic interpretation- the last 2 lin...Agree w/ the ironic interpretation- the last 2 lines give that away - the dream (this lovely picture of marriage) is not what happens in reality, literally too good to be true. Pphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023162636086533197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-70018925617679408382020-01-31T10:11:34.860-08:002020-01-31T10:11:34.860-08:00Just re-read this poem and found I now have the op...Just re-read this poem and found I now have the opposite take on it than when I wrote on it above. It now seems clearly ironic. The "munificence" of the man, his prayer that she reveal "A Whiter Gift" within, and the whole notion that the man's name, binding the woman, is a "perfect – pearl" come across as a parody of the "Angel of the House" thinking.Susan Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-56726687975169589252012-07-03T00:21:35.876-07:002012-07-03T00:21:35.876-07:00I really appreciate your comments, it's a grea...I really appreciate your comments, it's a great job I admire.Leticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415778856318926494noreply@blogger.com