tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post4369341160312149628..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: John Ciardi, "Lines": Bee PiratesBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-5934901209448904922013-08-11T16:27:05.663-04:002013-08-11T16:27:05.663-04:00Help, the poems look the same to me, but then, I&#...Help, the poems look the same to me, but then, I'm easily confused.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-86934226239287316212013-08-10T12:43:21.858-04:002013-08-10T12:43:21.858-04:00Jean, welcome back and thanks!
Paula, I like you...Jean, welcome back and thanks!<br /> <br />Paula, I like your point about travel,<br /><br />and Paula and C.Garters (love that handle, by the way), now that I have the TWO poems up, maybe the confusion clears? Sorry and a little embarrassed, but getting over it pretty well. <br /><br />Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-82125637013782232092013-08-10T10:45:23.847-04:002013-08-10T10:45:23.847-04:00I like the poem a great deal and hope that a deepe...I like the poem a great deal and hope that a deeper look into Ciardi (I've passed him by all these years) pays off. The opening line's syntax is both odd and perfect. I don't really take the litany of worldly travel as bravado. It reminded me of Frank O'Hara cherry picking details from a day in NYC, but on a global scale. <br /><br />I'm flat-out missing the pirate references / metaphor. But the poem holds up for me. After all is said and done, it's those bees that made an impression on the speaker's life.<br />Cruel Garters Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103357458652511085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-38707092650723896132013-08-09T19:00:27.090-04:002013-08-09T19:00:27.090-04:00It's interesting, the use of the bees in Ciard...It's interesting, the use of the bees in Ciardi's poem, as some of them do stop to rest and doze among flowers which is the most amazing thing I know about them. I used to travel a lot and it can make one feel disjointed and living doesn't seem like a straight line after all.<br /><br />I agree with Hiker, the bit about the flowers is so good.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-74174999474413835322013-08-09T15:20:57.296-04:002013-08-09T15:20:57.296-04:00Can't tell you what the flower is, but also li...Can't tell you what the flower is, but also like your description. And the bee butt.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-47860069580514934252013-08-09T11:47:26.687-04:002013-08-09T11:47:26.687-04:00Holy cow, Hiker! Thanks for that! I'll start ...Holy cow, Hiker! Thanks for that! I'll start playing with it. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-57409887820538581452013-08-08T21:47:29.172-04:002013-08-08T21:47:29.172-04:00Is it just me, or does Ciardi want us to know how ...Is it just me, or does Ciardi want us to know how well-traveled he's been. It's sounds like back-hand bragging. Again, that might be just me.<br /><br />What I like:<br /><br />I don’t think these purple flowers are morning glories/ but they’re a rich purple, and after an hour of searching for their name/ enough’s enough. <br /><br />I’m telling myself it’s more interesting/ that they should seem a chorus or at least a barbershop quartet/ groups of three or four, heads leaning, in one direction/ mouths open, callingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com