Not Prufrock Comments
how young he was
to claim these lines
it took me a lifetime
to nearly understand
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Wow! This seems perfect to the T.. The same mysticism that was there in Prufrock is here too.. I really like the idea of how you decided (as far as I understood) to actually celebrate the sublime feeling that Eliot's fine poem gives us rather than trying to respond to it in an academic manner.. No 'brouhaha'... That is a very nice mantra in APPRECIATING works of art.. Your poem, for me, does not mere stand as a poem in response to 'Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T. Sterns Eliot, but a celebration, a valid artistic appreciation of a poem that had captured the imagination of us all poetry lovers.. Thanks for sharing Barry.
Thanks so much for your comment. You hit the metaphorical nail squarely on its head. And yes I hate academic analysis. The thing that truly amazes me about Eliot's poem is how young he was when he wrote it.
Bravo Souren, that you have discovered Barry.I regard him a real poet.Most of his poems are jewels to love astounded.
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I see you like Baudelaire. You may enjoy my poem The Swan, especially if you are familiar with Baudelaire's poem of the same title.
Thank you for responding to my comment and suggesting me such a wonderful poem.. I commented on 'The Swan'.. But I forgot to mention one thing... The swansong is usually sweet, but in your poem it must have been painful and agonising.. Thanks again Barry.. The two poems of yours that I read had made me raise a very valid question - 'Why did I not read you before? ? '... But as the question has arised I hope to read a lot more from you.. Thanks for making me THINK with your poem.. Thinking is my favourite activity in the world.