tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3762954381324403212..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Something to think aboutFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-29808838564939538362010-04-26T08:27:05.340-07:002010-04-26T08:27:05.340-07:00Steven,
I'm not a Wordsworth partisan either,...Steven,<br /><br />I'm not a Wordsworth partisan either, but this is one of the few of his that engaged me from the first time I read it. <br /><br />Do you think there's a note of despair here--that perhaps it's impossible to regain what we've lost?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-88412934382249180152010-04-26T05:02:36.709-07:002010-04-26T05:02:36.709-07:00Dear Fred,
Undoubtedly. And well said. I'm n...Dear Fred,<br /><br />Undoubtedly. And well said. I'm not a Wordsworth partisan when it comes to poetry--I recognize moments of genius and while I don't think this poem rises to poetic genius, it does rise to a sort of poetic wisdom rarely achieved in any art form. Beautiful and succinct, it distills the wisdom of the centuries into a persuasive flow that suggests that perhaps it is time for us to take a break.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.com