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This made me smile a lot. I can't help thinking about those little white mushroom cuts we get on our plates, and now they have a personna, it will not be the same anymore. Another thought, this little society is soooo good, and over the hill there is an evil society of mushrooms, and in the patch between there are magical ones. And before you post it, no, I am not on magic mushrooms either. :lol:
Oh yes he did. He was a Laudanum addict. The poem is about a) spurned love b) TB c) the effects of Laudanum. All beatiful - but without mercy. Yes - even TB - it induced feelings of euphoria, and the much imitated 'pale and interesting' look (which caused many to die of lead poisoning, from the white face paint they used)Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Actually, I should say that the above is just my view! Although it is documented that he took Laudanum, had TB, and had a spurned love for Fanny, I don't KNOW that this is what the poem is about.
Strange - I read today's poem before reading the comments on feeling the mushrooms, and I could totally feel/taste the mushroom. A real synaesthetic poem. And I thought it was my Jazz cigarette.
Today's poem is quite nice. I especially liked the line: "The small grains make room." "make room" echoes mushroom!
I also liked this stanza:
Who would have described mushrooms as nudgers and shovers? :lol:Quote:
Nudgers and shovers
In spite of ourselves.
Our kind multiplies:
Does anyone think the mushrooms are symbolic or carry some other meaning? I don't see it, but I'm just wondering.
I've been trying to see anything beyond the obvious but I don't. I think it's just a beautiful bit of descriptive poetry - do we really need more?Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
(Cue The Unnamable to show us how stupid we all are and how it's actually about mixed-race relationships. :D)
No, we do not need more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xamonas Chegwe
Mushrooms carry lots of meaning in Britain, I think going way back in history, Celt times, witchcraft, as everything from medicines to poisons, and of course 'the magic stuff'. The nudgers and shovers, I picked up on as reference to their ability to sprout up totally unexpectedly in a spot that is just about perfect for them, like after a rainfall, when their 'roofs' fill up. Gads man, Plath could have written books, man, on mushrooms, man. :banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
They are fragile and adaptive, just like humans really....
I don't think we can have any sort of proper discussion on most poems if we only spend a day on it. And I think we owe more to the poems and our brains, to spend a little more time discussing poems.
I got that feeling too. Although I still like this thread. For Poem of the Day I think we are just reduced to highlighting a few key aspects of the poem, and we will have to leave detailed analysis for the Poem of the Week thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by ktd222
ktd,Quote:
Originally Posted by ktd222
This thread is simply to share the poems we like with other members and, maybe, exchange a comment or two. A way of reading more poems just for the pleasure of it. We can still enjoy a poem without beating it senseless with our analyses, I am sure.
However, participation is not compulsory and it is only for those who are interested.
I'll give this a try- today's Thursday (4/27)...
Laughing Song
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;
When the meadows laugh with lively green,
And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene,
When Mary and Susan and Emily
With their sweet round mouths sing "Ha, Ha, He!"
When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread,
Come live & be merry, and join with me,
To sing the sweet chorus of "Ha, Ha, He!"
~William Blake
You vcan have an enjoyable discussion on a poetry for 10 minutes. Kepp it on please.Quote:
Originally Posted by ktd222
Agreed Shez.
My impression is that there is far too much laughing going on.