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silneldor
Half-elven
Jan 19, 4:01am
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I found this is one interpretation.
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But Whitman i read, was just depressed for the inability to buy Christmas presents for his kids because of poor results at the market. Not to the point of suicide, just depression and duty, the bells being a momentary cheering element to move on .
But in the end it is the reader/interpreter that signals its meaning. A Rorschach lightning rod to draw and then reflect back the bend of the spirit at the moment. Just like what can be expressed in this reference. I read different references but they signal just more impressions.
Again what matters to each of us i think, is what we personally feel, learning what the inward plunge will tell us.
I take this for a unhindered moment, removed from the stresses of society at large, to move away from the possible misinterpretations of prying eyes to delve into the comfort of peace and wonder of the moment. I love to walk into the woods at times like this. For me it produces an 'eternal moment' if you will. A simple singularity of focus. A draw from the usual business of random thought. usually centered around the 'survival mode'
The horse may be wondering, of course, the change from the usual, or it may be shaking off the cold snow that was accumulating, feeling it more upon stopping.
The repetitive end seems like a mantra to ease the mind back into the world at large, duty certainly being one of them. But those are just my 'reflections'
Whitman also said he cared little for others' myriad interpretation of his work. He did not mind that they did, he just did not want to be there when they did. I can understand that.
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Weekly poetry thread
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 17, 4:22pm
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my first poem of the new year
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Kassandros
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Jan 17, 5:31pm
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Wow, that's pretty vivid
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 17, 6:55pm
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Thanks
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Kassandros
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Jan 17, 7:27pm
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I'm so sorry.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 18, 12:23am
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Well, I've made it a week now.
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Kassandros
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Jan 18, 3:09pm
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This is absolutely gorgeous (and heart-wrenching)
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 20, 9:22pm
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Thank you. //
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Kassandros
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Jan 21, 2:45pm
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I do think that although this has been around for ages,
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silneldor
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Jan 18, 12:15am
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Yep, I've got that one by heart <3 //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 18, 12:21am
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Ah, but do you have it ...
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Jan 18, 2:22am
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Nope :-D
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 18, 2:37am
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I think YOU are amazing too.
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silneldor
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Jan 18, 2:50am
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I don't *try* to memorize.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 18, 2:53am
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I used to do that, too, but as someone not afraid of "OMG - teh Maths!"
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Jan 18, 11:54pm
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Well, I never say never...
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 19, 12:10am
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Fancy that!
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silneldor
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Jan 18, 2:43am
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*holds up sign* "Will knit for small custommade wooden objects!" ;) //
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Jan 18, 11:56pm
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Interesting proposition!
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silneldor
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Jan 19, 12:35am
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I once heard Garrison Keillor sing that
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 18, 2:52am
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Garrison Keillor
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silneldor
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Jan 18, 3:03am
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Some things that are popular are also good.
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Kassandros
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Jan 18, 3:06pm
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I do not see it.
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silneldor
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Jan 18, 8:56pm
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The speaker is considering laying in the snow to die.
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Kassandros
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Jan 18, 9:27pm
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I found this is one interpretation.
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silneldor
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Jan 19, 4:01am
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Never meant it was the only way to see it.
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Kassandros
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Jan 20, 1:55am
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I really do not know about how universal
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silneldor
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Jan 20, 2:53am
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I have a personal context for this
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Annael
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Jan 19, 5:48pm
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Man, talk about two canny individuals!
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silneldor
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Jan 20, 12:11am
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Frost himself took issue with that interpretation -
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Tintallė
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Jan 20, 5:01am
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Well, I don't really see it as a hidden meaning.
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Kassandros
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Jan 20, 5:16am
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well . . .
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Annael
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Jan 20, 4:51pm
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One of my very favorites, recallling those moments
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Tintallė
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Jan 20, 12:03am
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Can't resist--here's a link to an interpretation discussion
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 20, 9:09pm
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Loved the link/discussion! //
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Tintallė
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Jan 20, 11:13pm
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I thought it was pretty enlightening
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 21, 1:02am
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I found the discussion very sad.
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Kassandros
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Jan 22, 5:00pm
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Well, I had at least 2 reactions
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 24, 4:26am
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Also...
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Kassandros
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Jan 22, 5:07pm
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Frost in Middle Earth?
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 20, 9:16pm
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Aack! It copied in without stanzas! Here it is the right way:
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 20, 9:49pm
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