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Firehawk Kat
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Posted:04/17/2008 11:52 PM |
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As you can see this is a short poem but there is a lot of explanation about it at the end. I seems like it needs the explanations because of all the creative spew that just spilled onto the page in an incoherent poem about nothing. If you have any suggestions, thoughts, whatever, feel free to comment, and I don't mind anyone getting mean
When After
Household hazards for hospice homes
The winking owl on the garden gnome
Kookaburra sitting in the shadowed tree
Grandfather twilight with the sun on his knee
Leave after the truth, spoken is shown
For three days after don’t atone
More senseless riddles
More useless tones
Get farther and farther
But closer away?
The first time done-
-Was the last anyway
What is the meaning supposed to be?
When the ends don’t justify tolerable means
What does this poem ever mean?
When after
What does this poem even mean? That’s a good question. I found the title before I had written the piece and now I seem to regret it. I start off with a lot of oxymorons.
Household hazards for hospice homes? That basically says that the safe homes for travelers, (or the seriously ill), are not safe at all. (No, not in a political statement sort of way, in a poetic way.
The winking owl on the garden gnome? Is a nonsense phrase designed to set the tone for the next few childish references.
Kookaburra sitting in the shadowed tree? It just seems kind of dark doesn’t it? I like the tone it sets for the childhood oxymoron…
Grandfather twilight with the sun on his knee.
Leave after the truth, spoken is shown. Is a variation on an old proverb that says ‘tell the truth but leave soon after’, and…
For three days after, don’t atone. References the fact that for three days after death, finger nails and hair continue to grow (a random but intriguing fact) and don’t atone, I guess means…don’t make amends don’t turn and penance.
More useless etc. - means this whole thing is pointless
Get farther and farther- go farther along
But closer away? - states the confusion of the language, how you go farther to get closer
The last time done…- the last time something was completed (ex. The last time we did this)
…Was the first anyway- the last time you completed this was also the first time, continues the confused theme
What is the meaning supposed to be? - has a double meaning, literally what is this poem saying, and what does all that has been pointed out mean?
When the ends don’t justify tolerable means- When the result of what was done, doesn’t justify how it was done. (Um… maybe means this poem, maybe not.)
What does this poem even mean? - Pretty self explanatory and a restate of the double meaning
When after- When after (the title of the poem) and when after (all is said and done)
Whew!! Glad that's over...hey, someone read all the way to this point? You're crazy. Uh!!! One of us!!!
"Do something. Either lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!"
* It never has happened, and it never will happen, and that is why it is told."
- "The Immortal Story"
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Bookworm
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Posted:04/18/2008 4:22 PM |
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That was interesting in a weird kind of way. I kind of like how it doesn't make sense because really what does make sense in life? At least, that's what I got out of it. It was a good poem, despite being very confusing at first. (And yes, I read the whole thing, but I think it's been kinda obvious for a while that I'm crazy. )
"I think you live in a different world than the rest of us." --one of my teachers
I love being weird! ^_^
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Firehawk Kat
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Posted:04/18/2008 10:18 PM |
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Thank you! What you got out of it was right because the poem has no intention behind writing it!! (Hence total confusion ensued!) I like your interpretation, that's also what I got out of it! Thanks for the opinion and yes, yes we all know you are crazy...
P.S. I find it highly amusing when people ask me what my poems are supposed to be about(so I appreciate the opinion!) because I never plan my poems and never give any thought to anything but the wording. I give interpretation of my own work because even I don't know what it means!!!
"Do something. Either lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!"
* It never has happened, and it never will happen, and that is why it is told."
- "The Immortal Story"
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fates child
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Posted:05/08/2008 4:25 PM |
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that was such an interesting poem i love your writing.
keyblade: you are divided by zero because you don't exist.
fates child: you are divided by invisible cause noone sees you! Noone loves you.
keyblade:i guess my moms been lieing to me all these years.
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Firehawk Kat
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Posted:05/12/2008 12:00 AM |
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Oh, thank you fates child that is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me 
Edited By : Firehawk Kat
"Do something. Either lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!"
* It never has happened, and it never will happen, and that is why it is told."
- "The Immortal Story"
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