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#serpents and wings.
bitter flower
@ocean monolith
@frail ravine
@cloud mountain
@frail ravine
@crystal plank
@zenith cobalt
@frail ravine
@frigid sequoia
crystal plank
lovely, absolutly lovely. like reading silk
zenith cobalt
wow ths poem paints a vivid picture of the struggle to maintain ambition and the desire for peace and connection
The way u use the imagery of mystic oracles, white sand, and serpentine wings kinda adds a sense of mysticism and symbolism to the poem, while the use of metaphors like "castles of desires withered to dust" and "Medusa's serpents choking me to my senses" also add depth to the exploration of the tension between ambition and vulnerability from what i can understand
and the mention of Icarus like wings also gives a sense of risk and potential fall, kinda adding to the overall atmosphere of the poem!
ocean monolith
Analysis
The first three paras are self-explanatory i believe. Though here is the interesting part.
Para 1, it is the landscape of a beach. And the salty waters taking the thing is an religious practice done in many places. So in other words, agony is personified as a devil here. Nice.
Para 2 is simple tbh. Comfort in chaos regardless the consequences.
Para 3 is like simple but nice still. And contrary here, Medusa's hair has a deeper meaning. Because medusa's hair is not actually all snakes. Has those there to protect her actually hair which is said to be
.. idk, those stories are lost. But here it is protection I guess. So protection bringing demise, interesting.
Para 4, ok... Lot to say. Icarus as most of us know is in fact never had the "iron-clad spine" or simply put "courage against true odds". It says my spine so, the narrater is here. So to say, taking a faulty sword to battle with courage. And it thaws or melts. Sun can be many things here, but with this nature of poem, not sure what. Love? Maybe, idk. But it is surely the good sacrifice type of things.
Tears come out as... The moon and stars banish I think?
noble citrus
wow your style of writing is kinda similar to mines, the imagery is beautful and vivid
who are your favorite poets ? cause we might have some in common
bitter flower
who are your favorite poets ? cause we might have some in common
edgar allan poe,sylvia plath, tennyson, rob frost,thats pretty much it
noble citrus
edgar allan poe,sylvia plath, tennyson, rob frost,thats pretty much it
omg we do 😱 wow, sylvia plath is my favorite poet, I read her poems all the time, ive read edgar and robert frost works before
ocean monolith
edgar allan poe,sylvia plath, tennyson, rob frost,thats pretty much it
Where is Tagore?
cloud mountain
Damn.
ocean monolith
have you read emily d ickinson before ?
She has, not kidding, 1000+ poems.
noble citrus
She has, not kidding, 1000+ poems.
Ok yeah good, its actually 1700+
ocean monolith
Ok yeah good, its actually 1700+
Vindy, for the sake of a test, say Dickinson.
ocean monolith
Mod privileges I guess lol
bitter flower
Analysis
The first three paras are self-explanatory i believe. Though here is t...
yup medusa's hair hear defys the common notion that u turn to stone if u meet its eye but here, those same snakes strangle the narrator to their senses(irony) and then again the narrator is already cold stone before,before any effect from the said "medusa's locks".
yeah and the last para deals with the much known story of how icarus flew too close to the sun. so here,the narrator has icarus's wings but their spine(dignity and courage) is iron clad. and like the old tale the sun(peace and seclusion) melts away the waxy wings,but the narratot stares at the Sun daringly even if her eyes can't take it anymore.
ocean monolith
(i gatekeep tagore)
Why?
bitter flower
She has, not kidding, 1000+ poems.
lol yes
ocean monolith
Like... why?
bitter flower
I'm not sure if you know what gatekeeping means now.
ik what it means my mental dichotomy is intense
ocean monolith
That is believed wholeheartedly.
bitter flower
frail ravine
This poem is so poignant yet beautiful