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Date Posted: 14:45:50 11/06/02 Wed
Author: Raphaela
Author Host/IP: webcacheB11a.cache.pol.co.uk / 195.92.168.173
Subject: Re: Obligatory Poem
In reply to: Gray 's message, "Re: Obligatory Poem" on 23:00:53 11/05/02 Tue

This poem seemed to say so much but now I have also had the benefit of reading the inspiration behind it, it becomes even more meaningful with depth. I really liked this Gray. At such times, they are the types of lines I can identify with rather than the smooth rhythm and rhyme that can seem cliche.

Raphaela

>Because of some confusion elsewhere regarding the
>meaning of this poem, I have written the following
>partial explanation.
>
>Background:
>
>A. I wanted to write a poem, felt an obligation to,
>just to write something, anything...
>
>B. A friend of mine, a coworker, had recently
>experienced the tragedy of some family members
>involved in an automobile accident... a young nephew
>she was fond of died... She is devastated, trying hard
>to hide it, to avoid the intensity of her sorrow. I
>like her character, her personality, etc... So I feel
>it too, her sorrow... And I feel a need to comfort
>without being obtrusive, invasive.
>
>C. Someone I am very close to, when I mentioned this
>to her, told me that someone else had recently died,
>in fact today is her funeral, which is also the
>birthday of the person who I am close to. The woman
>who died was a friend of hers, and someone I had met,
>and the wife of a former coworker who had also been a
>friend of mine.
>
>D. There are ongoing critical difficulties with the
>concept of the long-lasting relationship the person I
>am very fond of and I have. The sound in the voice is
>hers, from a telephone call.
>
>Generally, that is what this poem is about... but I am
>not trying to report the experience, just let some
>visuals and thoughts expose themselves as they wish.
>...more generally perhaps, it is about the concept of
>our reactions to tactile death in our lives, carried
>third person, etc... visuals, feelings... though maybe
>that explanation is more confusing?
>
>I can try to detail the meaning of the specific lines
>and phrases, but perhaps the perspective above colors
>the poem enough to be now more understandable.
>
>-Gray

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