- Mar 2021
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And indeed there will be time To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?” Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair (They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”) My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin (They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”) Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
This stanza is interesting because of its reference to aging. I think that it gives off eh assumption that what the person is experiencing is the opposite of beauty and admiration, which is normally displayed in a love song. Also, he is saying that time moves on but so do our bodies, in love songs someone might say that they will love someone forever, but in this line it is saying that does not last just like beauty. #goldenline
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No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculous Almost, at times, the Fool.
I think the narrator of this poem is talking about lost loved or missed opportunities. Based on this line I think he means to convey that not all love is found and things fade as well as opportunities to express your feelings elegantly. #goldenline
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When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels
Right off the bat I can tell this isn't a conventional love poem because it uses language that wouldn't normally be considered romantic. I do like the wording however because it does give a certain unpleasant feeling.
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