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cliffordu

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17. At first I thought it was about a mature woman and a very young man....
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 10:30 PM
Mar 2013

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.

I think it becomes clearer if you break it up: cliffordu Mar 2013 #1
Share your ideas!!! Please! Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #2
OK an attempt Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #3
What is the goal? In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #29
Or could it be death? And acceptance into Heaven? Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #31
I don't get death out of it. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #32
it is about a mother's love for her son Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #4
You might be right. I suck at poetry. It was just a response to a question about a male Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #5
well a mother/son relationship IS a female/male relationship. -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #6
I think I can. Yes the one person only wants the other one to be happy and successful Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #8
happy to help ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #9
Aw thanks. Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #14
I believe you are exactly right. cliffordu Mar 2013 #7
is that what you took away from it, too? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #10
At first I thought it was about a mature woman and a very young man.... cliffordu Mar 2013 #17
yes, the son was the fruit of her need for her man ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #18
I haven't tossed the Ching for almost 40 years. cliffordu Mar 2013 #19
thing about it is Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #20
That's the point. Dig deeper and deeper and deeper..... cliffordu Mar 2013 #21
you know what they say about digging ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #22
There is a hexagram that tells you to stop asking questions. Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #23
Thank you too cliffordu! Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #12
It's from a different poem in the same book. Chan790 Mar 2013 #24
Yes, I think so. elleng Mar 2013 #11
thanks, elleng ... been a while for me as well --- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #13
Me too, can't wait. elleng Mar 2013 #15
gosh ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #16
This is really spooky TrogL Mar 2013 #25
You know you might be right! She feels like she is unqualified because of her Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #28
She doesn't care about his aches and indignities TrogL Mar 2013 #37
From what I read about him he had an unhappy childhood. But I think it was his father Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #38
OK, I'll give it a try: struggle4progress Mar 2013 #26
Oh well then THAT must be it! Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #27
I used to throw I Ching forty or more years ago. I finally decided struggle4progress Mar 2013 #34
Or you could just take that one sentence as your answer. It is telling you that you believe in Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #40
My experience on the site...left me puzzled. antiquie Mar 2013 #30
Well you are supposed to ask it a question. Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #33
Will I prosper? antiquie Mar 2013 #36
I have found it is better to ask more specific questions. Although you may get a non-specific Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #39
She sees the great potential in another, not the actuality lunatica Mar 2013 #35
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