tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post2655521175444136178..comments2023-05-09T22:40:56.860+10:00Comments on A misinterpreted wave: RapunzelA misinterpreted wavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03567793709692182136noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post-11145322177752582772009-08-07T01:42:55.581+10:002009-08-07T01:42:55.581+10:00Hi, Wave... I don't know if you'll see thi...Hi, Wave... I don't know if you'll see this comment, but I wanted to clarify my "curious" notion up above. I definitely meant it in a positive way. <br /><br />Poetry has always mystified me - I find myself having to read and reread poems to understand their meaning, so I'm amazed by those who seem to write them so effortlessly. Although I admit that I didn't fully understand "Rapunzel," I enjoyed the imagery and found the sentiments "curious" (which I meant as interesting, intriguing, thought-provoking, what have you). Hope that helps to put your mind at ease. :-)Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post-68726714167447170072009-08-02T11:31:58.640+10:002009-08-02T11:31:58.640+10:00Thanks Lucia. Really glad (in the nicest possible ...Thanks Lucia. Really glad (in the nicest possible way) that it made you angry. When you spoke of the concubines in India I felt so trapped. I know I didn't see it as positively as others seemed to when I was there, and now feel such a surge of emotion for those women. I will post the phot for the rest of you to see. Try and imagine yourself in one of 'those' windows!A misinterpreted wavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567793709692182136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post-37463686380299760972009-07-28T21:46:26.075+10:002009-07-28T21:46:26.075+10:00Before you even posted the explanation, reading th...Before you even posted the explanation, reading the starts of the poem, I got so angry at the 'procession of silent figures' -helping to build her prison. How dare they?!<br />The next part reminds me so much of the Good Samaritan story, perhaps because of the line that says 'but none that she saw stopped.' <br />I also love how the window taunts with 'laconic persistence', a silent reminder of how trapped she is up there, and then becomes so much more, a 'haunting dirge'. <br />I somehow knew that in your poem, she would escape! And that last line just sparked more curiosity, those identical minarets. The 'desolate quadrangle' reminds me of that photo you took in India, the courtyard of concubines...<br /><br />It all makes so much sense now after your explanation, such a beautiful, powerful, strong poem. I love how not even a word is wasted, every syllable is important. What a gift.Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514910578175331916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post-6566925487392207182009-07-28T19:32:21.912+10:002009-07-28T19:32:21.912+10:00Hoping that 'curious' is not a euphemism, ...Hoping that 'curious' is not a euphemism, but I'm taking it as a good thing :)<br /><br />Updating the explanation ... now. Hopefully I will get some more comments when people know what I am on about.A misinterpreted wavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567793709692182136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post-77544848126481150122009-07-26T21:10:18.273+10:002009-07-26T21:10:18.273+10:00I love that photo.
This poem is so descriptive, i...I love that photo.<br /><br />This poem is so descriptive, it paints a picture in my head as I read it.<br /><br />Looking forward to your explanation post :)emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200955225127341785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456382905076414046.post-66210353064839444572009-07-26T13:42:28.997+10:002009-07-26T13:42:28.997+10:00Very curious poem... wonderful imagery. And I like...Very curious poem... wonderful imagery. And I like the accompanying photo - negatives can be so lovely in their otherworldliness.Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.com