summayya Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Mad men Yestereve a lamp rose and dived into darkness, people drank and discussed Socrates beside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Mad men Yestereve a lamp rose and dived into darkness, people drank and discussed Very wise lines Summ. The word yestereve sounds and works interesting. It's nice to see how you involve the name of Socrates in this part. This reminded me of one book " Sophia's World " by Jostein Gaarder. Thanks Summ, I hope I will read some more of you soon. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I agree with Alek. "Yestereve" works well. The lamp rose and dove into darkness, as if questioning itself and confronting the unknown. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hi summayya, This poem has the feel of a dream. The mingling of the "lamp" with "darkness" and "Socrates" give a sense of searching for meaning or perhaps even "truth" in the Socratic sense the underlying note being the price he paid with his own life. It's been awhile since I've come across this wonderful word "yestereve" - Hardy used this in his work. Melancholy note in this poem. I could well be off the mark. goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summayya Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Mad men Yestereve a lamp rose and dived into darkness, people drank and discussed Very wise lines Summ. The word yestereve sounds and works interesting. It's nice to see how you involve the name of Socrates in this part. This reminded me of one book " Sophia's World " by Jostein Gaarder. Thanks Summ, I hope I will read some more of you soon. Aleksandra Thanks Alek. "Sophie's World" is a wonderful book mingling history and fiction to make it a very enjoyable read. I am glad you liked "yestereve", I like that word alot. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summayya Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 I agree with Alek. "Yestereve" works well. The lamp rose and dove into darkness, as if questioning itself and confronting the unknown. Tony I like your reading of the poem tony. Thanks for reading and commenting. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summayya Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hi summayya, This poem has the feel of a dream. The mingling of the "lamp" with "darkness" and "Socrates" give a sense of searching for meaning or perhaps even "truth" in the Socratic sense the underlying note being the price he paid with his own life. It's been awhile since I've come across this wonderful word "yestereve" - Hardy used this in his work. Melancholy note in this poem. I could well be off the mark. goldenlangur Not at all off the mark gl. And yes it is sad that we can discuss Socrates for ages but don't understand what he lived and died for... As always its a pleasure to read what you have written. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summayya Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Made a little change ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodyday Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 salute to Socrates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawn shop Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 yestereve is not a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 yestereve is not a word. Better check your dictionary, Jonathan. Mine says that it is ... yesterevening also yestereve n. The evening of yesterday. (from The American Heritage College Dictionary) Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I like "yestereve" too S., I said before somewhere in another Galaxy, Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hi summayyah, This poem is so uncluttered. Concrete imagery that leads us to the abstract that is concrete in its presentation. A circle. Awesome. Words are so interesting.... yestereve is a great word with a great sound but I don't like its look, it trips my mind as I read it. "yester-eve" looks better to me but of course according to the dictionary that would be incorrect. hmmmm ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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