tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post7859285989540694239..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: A Poem About the State SealDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-79213890419357192122024-01-11T00:39:49.995-06:002024-01-11T00:39:49.995-06:00"Thou and thy noble race from earth
Must soon..."Thou and thy noble race from earth<br />Must soon be passed away"<br />encapsulate both the sadness over the on-going destruction (noble race) and the willingness of letting it happen, because it "must" happen.Robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541895725457333710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-85676940499555206602021-11-13T16:43:27.063-06:002021-11-13T16:43:27.063-06:00Yes, I think so. Tragic but inevitable or somethi...Yes, I think so. Tragic but inevitable or something like that.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-183931415462327602021-11-13T08:58:56.127-06:002021-11-13T08:58:56.127-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-84554064631321657522021-11-12T15:45:15.372-06:002021-11-12T15:45:15.372-06:00It sure is.
I agree that "grasping" sou...It sure is.<br /><br />I agree that "grasping" sounds negative to my ear as well. I wonder if it was meant that way, though, or maybe to her it sounded strong or manly. Assertive. Or even just, grasping as in "ready to receive," as when the baton is passed.<br /><br />As far as the strong/weak and rich/poor lines go — they're in quotes. In a search, I don't find anything with those words, so I'm not sure if that's a reference to a particular text or not. I don't know why they would be in quotes if not. <br /><br />I agree that she probably had mixed feelings about the subject, but still saw it as inevitable and even natural, echoes dying away upon the hills.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-23225074325708434902021-11-12T15:20:38.938-06:002021-11-12T15:20:38.938-06:00That's a strange poem. At least, to me, she d...That's a strange poem. At least, to me, she doesn't sound like she thinks this is a good thing. 'Grasping' isn't complimentary, nor is "the rich against the poor,<br /> And the strong against the weak." It sounds...wavery. The middle part is much less confident than the beginning and the end.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com