tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post4494067628953056185..comments2023-07-03T08:51:01.209-05:00Comments on What Powderfinger Said . . . Observations on Life in the Dying Empire: The Best Year of Her LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-85708514026648268702011-04-19T02:51:15.727-05:002011-04-19T02:51:15.727-05:00Anon, that is one way to read the poem, I suppose....Anon, that is one way to read the poem, I suppose. But for me, it's not that positive. I think the focus is on the wisdom of the adult who knows that not only is the child destined to suffer, the adult will suffer too because of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-25180765210285237152011-04-18T20:07:36.890-05:002011-04-18T20:07:36.890-05:00Picture a grandparent or other adult on the receiv...Picture a grandparent or other adult on the receiving end of the delighted shriek and who would trade the joy of being on the receiving end of that shriek for all the wild innocent excitement of the two-year-old? That child's shriek will turn to a tantrum at nothing. The parents' and grandparent's enjoyment of the moment, on the other hand, will last the rest of their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-3305797360025633652011-04-16T05:20:42.854-05:002011-04-16T05:20:42.854-05:00It is a good poem - shattering in its effect.
An...It is a good poem - shattering in its effect.<br /> <br />And... after due consideration and mature meditation, I have decided that, although I am beset on all sides, I shall attempt to shriek for joy today.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.com