tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post5958159536152700283..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: Do Me--And Edgar--A Favour With This Poem, Won't You?Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-13397266642975126642014-07-02T08:55:20.368-04:002014-07-02T08:55:20.368-04:00Bug--"The baseball." I call it that, too...Bug--"The baseball." I call it that, too! My homage to Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea. That is another book that gives me such tears in my eyes at the end. And along the way. It is such a beautiful, beautiful book.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />Like you, I feel Poe's melancholy. Joy was truly rare in his life, as it is often the case when overarching poverty (or the threat of it) is a constant concern. His wife's illness also weighed heavily, and that is something that can also dampen one's spirit immensely.<br /><br />It's odd that I am drawn to men like this. It's a family trait: all of us have a sort of Savior Complex.<br /><br />Were you read to often as a child, Bug? Perhaps that is why you love to write Read Aloud Poetry. Or perhaps it is the Musical Muse in you. You love to sing as well. No matter. The ballad has a great tradition. Keep it alive and well!<br /><br />MsCaroline--Hello! So happy to see you here again. I am quite glad that you did read Edgar aloud, and that you enjoyed him once more. Did your pet seem to respond positively as well? I know her name is Merlot--Edgar preferred claret and sherry for a bit of an aperitif when he wasn't practicing temperance--but perhaps she appreciated the singsonging rhythm even if she wasn't mentioned by name. Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-33883636628072745002014-07-01T21:28:04.354-04:002014-07-01T21:28:04.354-04:00Oh yes - give us poetry every now & then. I li...Oh yes - give us poetry every now & then. I like it when you're "teacherly" :)<br /><br />I wonder if I had heard Poe when I was a child? Because that's the kind of poetry I tried to write - certainly not very well & I didn't work all that hard at it. But it had to be read aloud to be appreciated. <br /><br />I find Poe to be fascinating. In my mind's eye he's lugubrious - an Eeyore of a guy. But yet he's not - this poem skips along, despite the sad subject matter. I'll read it aloud later when the baseball isn't on :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-71179333178572826702014-07-01T08:11:36.846-04:002014-07-01T08:11:36.846-04:00MrL is away, and #2 is in the US, visiting his bro...MrL is away, and #2 is in the US, visiting his brother for part of the summer, so I just had the satisfactory time reading this aloud to myself and the dog at my desk without anyone asking me what I was doing. I love legend and story poems, and I really enjoy Poe, too, so this was a pleasure, although so sad. It's been years since I've read it....thanks.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.com