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Comment 8 of 8, added on June 7th, 2005 at 9:57 AM.
i found myself thinking of Adrienne Rich's little known poem, "Song", while reading this...particularly the last stanza:
"If I'm lonely
it's with the rowboat ice-fast on the shore
in the last red light of the year
that knows what it is, that knows it's neither
ice nor mud nor winter light
but wood, with a gift for burning"
Rah from United States
Comment 7 of 8, added on May 28th, 2005 at 3:48 PM.
a great poem about asserting self-belief in the face of adversity and then death.
Stan from United Kingdom
Comment 6 of 8, added on January 6th, 2005 at 4:08 AM.
This poem is more than just loving yourself or death...it reflects the simplicity of life, its absolute nature and humanity's ability to blend with it in contentment...the individual inner voice and the solitude reflects this.
alal from Uganda
Comment 5 of 8, added on December 1st, 2004 at 9:07 PM.
the previous poster is silly for suggesting
"that you'll go on
that you are" or whatever it was. talk about trite!
this poem is about death, and the acceptance of it. get it?
raj from United Kingdom
Comment 4 of 8, added on November 12th, 2004 at 11:36 AM.
Yep, I tend to agree with Roberta. Tell yourself that love yourself as you are ... sounds like a line stolen from Oprah.
Better, in my view, that that line be replaced with something like
that you will go on
that you are
but I'd have to come back to it (in other words, go on for a day or a few) to see if my instincts are right...
Brian Campbell from Canada
Comment 3 of 8, added on September 19th, 2004 at 7:02 PM.
The last line of the poem ruins it. It is trite, prosaic, and unworthy of the rest of the poem.
Roberta from United States
Comment 2 of 8, added on September 18th, 2004 at 11:34 PM.
Lynn, you copied that comment directly from Mary Louise Parker's comment on page 218 of the most recent "O" Oprah Magazine for October 2004. Now, as a Mark Strand fan, I find it hard to believe that you couldn't come up with your own words to describe how you enjoy this poem...c'mon....!
Amylia from United States
Comment 1 of 8, added on September 18th, 2004 at 7:25 PM.
mark strand is absolutely my favorite poet.His poems have such weight to them. I especially love " lines for winter" it just explodes within me every time i read it, it gets right into my bloodstream.
lynn from United States
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i found myself thinking of Adrienne Rich's little known poem, "Song", while reading this...particularly the last stanza:
"If I'm lonely
it's with the rowboat ice-fast on the shore
in the last red light of the year
that knows what it is, that knows it's neither
ice nor mud nor winter light
but wood, with a gift for burning"
Rah from United States