Monday 21 February 2011

Poetic Ponders (1)

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Poetic Ponders is a feature run by the lovely Sophie of So Many Books, So Little Time, where we share poems we love. As I'm a bit of a poem fan (when I understand them), I decided to join in!

This week, I'm sharing...

the sick rose by william blake

And incase you can't see it clearly...

The Sick Rose
O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

A short one, but a good'un! I studied this poem for GCSE when I was at school, and I love it. I just love the imagery. If you'd like a bit of an analysis, you can read one here. Everyone has their own interpretations, though, so what's yours? Mine is that it's about an affair - the Rose being the mistress, and the worm being the git who's married.

6 comments:

  1. Natasha21 February 2011 at 13:50

    Great post! I wanted to let you know, I gave you an award over at my blog!
    http://www.bookmarkyourthoughts.com/2011/02/7-facts-award.html

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  2. Jo21 February 2011 at 13:59

    Thanks, and thank you for the award! I appreciate it! :)

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  3. So Many Books, So Little Time21 February 2011 at 18:51

    Thank you so much for joining this, Jo!

    I actually have this poem lined up for later on; I love it so much!

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  4. Jo21 February 2011 at 19:02

    No problem, it was a great idea! :) I adore this poem, it's just wonderful. You can really see it, lol.

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  5. Unknown21 February 2011 at 19:54

    Your blog is so super cute!! I love the poem, thank you for sharing! So glad I stopped by!

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  6. Jo21 February 2011 at 20:02

    Thanks! :) I'm glad you liked the poem, and my blog! :)

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