Sorry, i had replaced the edification with gratification but i guess there was a mismatch of the versions. Apologies to the readers
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Loving an Amazon
There she...
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Sorry, i had replaced the edification with gratification but i guess there was a mismatch of the versions. Apologies to the readers
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Loving an Amazon
There she...
The latest version. Actually, i was just revisiting the poem but some things grated on my poetic sensibilities. So Dotting the i's and crossing the t's. At that point, i felt i should respond to ...
This was a repetition of the earlier post. Hence, deleting it
Repetition. Hence, deleting it
If u expect to say that this is a nonsense limmerick verse of the "Ogden Nash" type, sorry , i cannot oblige you :-) !!. It may seem like a Zen Haiku / Koan meant to startle the reader into a...
The latest version is the previous post
The latest version of the poem ;
Loving an Amazon
There she was,
The rough tomboy
Could ride the horse
And float with the buoys
I navigate networks semantiic
to bridge chasms galactic
Search for appropriate incantations
to enter the realm of the higher dimensions
and thus compactify distances infinite
hence thwart...
Manifolds
Eyes that feel,
Eyes that heal,
Making things real
Or lifting them into realms surreal
The hands of mind
Creating a sanctuary for the exploring soul to find
Eyes that lock,
Trans refers to "Transoxonia" , i.e the lands beyond ( to the east of) the Oxus river , aka The Amar Darya while Cis (Cis-oxonia) refers to the lands west of the same river. The Oxus River was...
THE GLOVES OF LOVE
I see her from afar,
See her spar,
Poetry in motion
A living symbol of the amazon nation,
A marriage of beauty, brain,, brawn and bravery
Sending her followers into a...
One very quick reply would be the phenomenon of urbanization, especially the growth of agricultural towns, i.e towns serving the surrounding villages. Also, except for mention of newson who has been...
I think with Hardy what matters is not so much the plot as the characters, the emotional significance of events and the local atmosphere that Hardy creates. The sale of Susan is just a device that...
Possibly, someone can make a movie by adapting the novel to show Alec in a much better light. Would be really interesting
A more realistic ending
Alec , seeing Tesse's pallor and disturbed state of mind immediately understands the reason.
Alec : "Is he back ?"
Tess : (In a subdued voice) : "Yes"
Alec...
This is an attempt to move away from the clichéd/ somewhat hackneyed and simplistic interpretation of the characters
Overall
One thing that emerges from the novel is the romantic impulse to...
Yes, that is the one that often features separately. The epilogue is the one that is usually referred to as "The Golden Road / Golden Journey to Samarkhand" and prominently features at the end of the...
At last , a change that was long overdue. And apologies to the readers for the inconvenience, if any !
THE GOLDEN JOURNEY TO SAMARKHAND - James Elroy Flecker
PROLOGUE
I
The 3 different sections, the prologue, the section about the gates of Damascus and the epilogue seem to reflect 3 different stages in the journey of discovery / self discovery at both individual and...
Thanks a lot for your encouraging comments !
The colors of twilight
Dear Dad and Mom,
Your absence
Has become an almost palpable presence,
Like a low steady light
That gets me through the night
Which slowly unveils its colors,...
Apologies to readers for the inconvenience and thanks for ur patience !!
Something long overdue. I have tried to separate the poems
THE ADONIS OF ADONI
He didn’t wear no Armani,
He didn’t eat no salami
But man, did he like the lii tea * (Long Island Iced Tea)
He was the adonis of adoni
In these hot desolate rocky wastes,...
Thanks !! Yes, that is precisely the spirit in which this was intended