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What makes this powerful poem last is a bit more subtle. We wonder about "the falcon cannot hear the falconer." The falcon was set on its course by the falconer. Are things falling apart because of the very way they were set in motion?]]>A Brief Introduction to PoetryakarraTue, 08 Jul 2008 22:38:21 -0700trailfire:markId:226741http://www.trailfire.com/akarra/marks/226743
Take a look at the middle haiku about the ballerina. The sense that the lover is both passionate, awed and yet ashamed all at once is very clear. The only thing for the reader to do is figure out what it all means.]]>A Brief Introduction to PoetryakarraTue, 08 Jul 2008 02:38:04 -0700trailfire:markId:226743http://www.trailfire.com/akarra/marks/232521
But read the commentary and notice what's hiding in that middle line: there's a hidden spring image. Something is being lost, absolutely - whether it is a bad thing is another question entirely.]]>A Brief Introduction to PoetryakarraThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:17:59 -0700trailfire:markId:232521http://www.trailfire.com/akarra/marks/226745A Brief Introduction to PoetryakarraWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:12:52 -0700trailfire:markId:226745http://www.trailfire.com/akarra/marks/226746A Brief Introduction to PoetryakarraTue, 08 Jul 2008 02:53:25 -0700trailfire:markId:226746http://www.trailfire.com/akarra/marks/232522A Brief Introduction to PoetryakarraThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:19:52 -0700trailfire:markId:232522