Mandela’s sister

[PrinceMyshkin]

November 13, 2010

Mandela’s sister
was released from house arrest.

But we’ll speak no politics here.

Instead, let’s think about a flower
deprived of sun, of rain,
but which flourished nonetheless.

[Haunted]

Prince, the way you handle the subject is extraordinary. The flower image of perseverance invokes so much metaphysical beauty.

[DieterM]

Short and concise, your poem speaks not only of the topic at hand (at least for me) but also of something else. I read the Aung San Suu Kyi poem yesterday and was flabbergasted I wasn't allowed to say how beautiful I found it. Could it be that you, dear prince, by writing this little gem (obviously as politic as the Aung San Suu Kyi piece), wanted to make a statement? If so, I thank you. If not, I apaologize for over-analyzing. And I ask an impertinent little "besides" question: is it possible to be un-politic in anything we say or do anyway?

[Haunted]

I read the other poem too but didn't understand it. Now I looked at Prince's, I don't see any hidden agenda politics wise, just a piece about a political figure (which can be anyone, an injured athlete, a fallen celeb...) who Prince uses to emphasize how resilient the human spirit is, amidst universal human suffering.

[AuntShecky]

Interesting. I had heard of Winnie, his second wife, but I never thought of Mandela's siblings before, so I looked it up via "Google." (Every bit of information on the Web is completely accurate, don't you know.)

This webpage looks useful though:
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/peace/tp/nobel_peace_prize_women.htm

I think that this particularly piece could be fleshed out with some more details, even biographical information. Even though we aspiring writers would like to strike a universal chord, in this piece, as it stands now, the focus is a tad generic.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Interesting. I had heard of Winnie, his second wife, but I never thought of Mandela's siblings before, so I looked it up via "Google." (Every bit of information on the Web is completely accurate, don't you know.)

This webpage looks useful though:
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/peace/tp/nobel_peace_prize_women.htm

I think that this particularly piece could be fleshed out with some more details, even biographical information. Even though we aspiring writers would like to strike a universal chord, in this piece, as it stands now, the focus is a tad generic.

Mandela's "sister" in the sense of their analogous personal history.

[hack]

It made me think of Lori Berenson,
and "sister" in the broader sense of
the term. As you know, I am often
fer from the mark...peace...

[PrinceMyshkin]

It made me think of Lori Berenson,
and "sister" in the broader sense of
the term. As you know, I am often
fer from the mark...peace...

Thanks, Hack. As I tried to indicate in the response just above this, there are several kinds of sisterhood.

[Jerrybaldy]

But only one type of manhood and that's where all kinds of trouble begins :)

Nice analogy Prince.
JerryB

[Haunted]

But only one type of manhood and that's where all kinds of trouble begins :)


ha. Admittance of guilt is a good step forward :D

[qimissung]

A beautiful thought for a beautiful lady. Thanks for noting a passage that should not go unremarked.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Thanks, JerryB, Haunted and Qimissung.

[_Shannon_]

LOVE it! You really nailed this one!

[web_spider4]

This is one of my favorites from you, Prince!

A lovely piece. The simplicity in it is beautiful and grabbed my attention immediately.

Fantastic job!

[jajdude]

I like it.:seeya:

[PrinceMyshkin]

Thanks, _Shannon_, Web Spider, Jajdude.