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My BBM poem: Jack's Dash
dmmb_Mandy:
bumping for Daniel to find! Lemme know what you think (you can PM if you'd rather)
newyearsday:
Thanks, Mandy. I like the images and pacing a lot. I only have one question--in the last stanza or verse, "But now his lover fears no more,
Because the dash between his own cemented dates is done."
Is it Jack dashing between Ennis' cemented dates that you are referring to? As in, Jack is always the one moving to and fro according to Ennis' rigid offers of being together?
I just wanted to clarify it. It's beautiful. Sad.
dmmb_Mandy:
That's a very good interpretation, Jenny. I love how people can take different things from poetry.
However, I actually meant Jack's life in general. The dash is his life, and it is between the cemented dates of birth and death, like on a tombstone. His dash is done because physically he lives no more.
Daniel:
--- Quote from: dmmb_Mandy on April 08, 2006, 08:39:04 pm ---
But tonight, in the silence of their own little piece of the world,
where the trees keep their secrets and the wind takes their words,
he holds him hard, tight.
--- End quote ---
This is my favorite part, Mandy... The trees keep their secrets and the wind takes their words.... sends chills down my spine... You peaked me Mandy. :) It reminds me so much of the film especially because those two elemental images seem to so poignantly capture the characters of Ennis and Jack.
vkm91941:
Awwwhhh Damn it Mandy! :'( You made me cry again! Beautiful poem, every word. You have a very tender heart and a natural gift of sharing it with others.
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