My Dear Writing Friend From Across The Pond,
You make me smile, as on this vibrant tapestry I ran smack into four words I had no understand of. There definitions are posted below. As I pondered their meanings I could see how this uniquely beautiful write could have a plethora of meanings.
When I realized that the word “phallic” could mean an erect penis I had to laugh. Wow I had a “phallic” once! Then I realized that I could of written a “aubade” this morning, would it of been about my “phallic”? Would I have recited this poem from behind a “hedgerow”, not likely as the falling snow would of frozen off my “phallic”! If I had someone might have planted me in a “rhizome” fashion, once again hard on the “phallic” if one is face down in the snow.
Still wondering if I have this write fully understood I’m going to bed with a new word in my vocabulary, I can hardly wait until tomorrow when I hit the coffee shop and inform all my friends I’ve a better “phallic” than they!
Blessings, Your BillBear
hedgerow |ˈhejˌrō|
noun
a hedge of wild shrubs and trees, typically bordering a road or field.
ORIGIN Old English : from hedge + obsolete rew [hedgerow,] assimilated to row
phallic |ˈfalik|
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a phallus or erect penis : a phallic symbol.
• Psychoanalysis of or denoting the genital phase of psychosexual development, esp. in males.
DERIVATIVES
phallically |-(ə)lē| |ˈfølək(ə)li| adverb
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French phallique, from Greek phallikos, from phallos (see phallus ).
rhizome |ˈrīˌzōm|
noun Botany
a continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals. Compare with bulb (sense 1), corm .
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek rhizōma, from rhizousthai ‘take root,’ based on rhiza ‘root.’
aubade |ōˈbäd|
noun
a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning.
ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish albada, from alba ‘dawn.’
Posted 11 Years Ago
11 Years Ago
Hahaha you do make me laugh, BillBear! There has been a lot of debate over this one and it's meaning.. read moreHahaha you do make me laugh, BillBear! There has been a lot of debate over this one and it's meaning, my take was, that it is about nature and all which she does to continue to thrive. It does have sexual undertones but isn't that the very essence of all things living. The most natural act on earth, everything living has to reproduce.
Aubade also means sunny ;-)
11 Years Ago
My Dear Writing Friend From Across The Pond,
I actually could tell it was a poem about nature.. read moreMy Dear Writing Friend From Across The Pond,
I actually could tell it was a poem about nature, and a very beautiful poem at that. As your words unfolded I could see Mother Nature in all her vibrancies. Well written, a snapshot of the creation. You are gifted my friend, I just was having fun with my first post.
"Willows sway wistful caressing the dawn" What wonderful and passionate phrases you employ in this wonderful righteous romp through the garden. "Meandering waters in rainbows spawn" this "harmony of melodies from regal bowers."
"Patchwork hedgerows glisten on dew". It inspires me to read it over and over again. Thanks for your inspirational choice of wording. It works wonderfully my friend!
Posted 11 Years Ago
11 Years Ago
Thank you for reading and reviewing my work, I'm pleased you enjoyed it!
Nature is everything, every colour, overtone, suggestion, breath, life to death and, in between .. and if you will - reincarnation without formula! Wonderful words,
'Patchwork hedgerows glisten on dew ~ Welling abundance born anew ~ Flitting passions a blurring hue ~ ~ Willows sway wistful caressing its dawn.. '
Great poem, the following lines are very interesting "Meandering waters in rainbows spawn " "Wooded scapes casting aubade shadows ", Congratulations great work, the poem reads as a story, then the meaning unfolds.
Posted 11 Years Ago
11 Years Ago
Thank you for the review! Rainbows refer to trout and aubade [sunny] shadows refers to the changing .. read moreThank you for the review! Rainbows refer to trout and aubade [sunny] shadows refers to the changing of the planet, the sun and its part it plays in all things living
I was astounded by the first few lines (8 to be exact) loved the colours you were painting........crisp and clear............then out of the blue the poem took on sexual overtones unexpectedly and for me this didn't work.
You know am "no prude" and I'd very much like to see an erotic piece from you.
Posted 11 Years Ago
11 Years Ago
The core of the poem was exploring the facts nature, without sex there would be no nature.
Go.. read moreThe core of the poem was exploring the facts nature, without sex there would be no nature.
Good to see you having some time off John!
11 Years Ago
I disagree...LOL! There is a lot more elemental nature than biological nature in our known universe.. read moreI disagree...LOL! There is a lot more elemental nature than biological nature in our known universe...............and that does not need sex. :)
and a beautiful world it is if we stop to admire it Helen..
11 Years Ago
It always amazes me how people dive to places of beauty and miss so much on the way, you are so righ.. read moreIt always amazes me how people dive to places of beauty and miss so much on the way, you are so right!
11 Years Ago
yes and it is the journey that holds the most beauty...
Biography
.Helen Trimaro-Ransome grew up in the Wiltshire countryside which hugely inspired her many creative talents and has remained working in creative fields during her adult life. After sitting .. more..