Foxtrot's Theories

I wrote this at the very beginning of year eight.

I didn't do much work during the poetry unit. I did more than my classmates, however I could produce work of moderate volume in limited time. No homwework for months.

I liked this one. By the end, my friends were asking, 'so what is it about?'

Hey... You never know, maybe I'm the only one who gets it. It is that easy. The third stanza gives it away.

What is it about?

Heathcliff, that is a very nice peice.
You ask; what is it about?
The imagery I form is that of volcanism. The formation of an archipelago such as the Hawaiin islands.
"Metaphor" perhaps is a play on METAmorphic rocks.
The "hole in th earth" is likened to the "hotspots" in the earths mantel on the ocean floor, the origins or birthplace of each successive island.
"I'm the living floor" - the ocean floor, earth's mantel, etc.

Very nice.
thanks for sharing,
Gilliatt

I can't resist saying, it is about grandparents.

I mean, they are all cool and everything, but really.
Also, I suppose the image I get is more of relevance to my own life, I mean, that is the basic role of a grandparent that I've seen.

Very rare I write a poem that doesn't rhyme. Not bad.

And the third stanza is my favorite, especially the lines:

"Holding all experience,
I am a rock"