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In reply to the discussion: I need someone to interpret a few lines of a poem for me. [View all]cliffordu
(30,994 posts)17. At first I thought it was about a mature woman and a very young man....
I kept having a snag at the lines
"The firm fruition of her need,
He shines anointed; and he blurs Her vision, till it seems indeed
A sacrilege to call him hers."
OR: KEEP HIM as hers
I didn't get that completely until YOUR take on it.... I realized that the quoted line above describes EXACTLY what happens when a child is born.
Anointed....(with oil, in most circumstances) - in this instance - anointed with the fluids of birth.....
Juxtapose THAT line against the first set -
"And like to none that she has known
Of other women's other sons..."
This is about HER son......
Thanks, TA - great take on that.
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You might be right. I suck at poetry. It was just a response to a question about a male
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#5
I think I can. Yes the one person only wants the other one to be happy and successful
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#8
You know you might be right! She feels like she is unqualified because of her
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#28
From what I read about him he had an unhappy childhood. But I think it was his father
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#38
Or you could just take that one sentence as your answer. It is telling you that you believe in
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#40
I have found it is better to ask more specific questions. Although you may get a non-specific
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#39