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    Quote Originally Posted by Tussockface View Post
    And, as mentioned on the Haworth Hobble thread:

    Ithaka

    As you set out for Ithaka
    hope the voyage is a long one,
    full of adventure, full of discovery.
    Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
    angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:
    you’ll never find things like that on your way
    as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
    as long as a rare excitement
    stirs your spirit and your body.
    Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
    wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them
    unless you bring them along inside your soul,
    unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

    Hope the voyage is a long one.
    May there be many a summer morning when,
    with what pleasure, what joy,
    you come into harbors seen for the first time;
    may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
    to buy fine things,
    mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
    sensual perfume of every kind—
    as many sensual perfumes as you can;
    and may you visit many Egyptian cities
    to gather stores of knowledge from their scholars.

    Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
    Arriving there is what you are destined for.
    But do not hurry the journey at all.
    Better if it lasts for years,
    so you are old by the time you reach the island,
    wealthy with all you have gained on the way,
    not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.

    Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
    Without her you would not have set out.
    She has nothing left to give you now.

    And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you.
    Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
    you will have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.


    Translated by Edmund Keeley/Philip Sherrard

    (C.P. Cavafy, Collected Poems. Translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. Edited by George Savidis. Revised Edition. Princeton University Press, 1992)
    Welcome Tussockface I really like this it is very evocative, I am glad to have reminded you of such a lovely memory with "This Room" I think her poetry has great subtlety

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mossdog View Post
    Hey Freckle - you beat me to it. Great minds, eh?
    Heh heh!

    Oh, I've just read it back and can see that it might seem a bit rude - that wasn't intended, yikes!

    No more poems from me...not safe!
    Last edited by Stef F; 15-03-2010 at 10:49 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mossdog View Post
    It appeals to me - but I can't quite fathom why. I think I'm missing some deeper meaning here. Can you help me out?
    I thought she was using the personification of furniture etc in the room metaphorically to talk about breaking free from the usual routine of life and that she was conveying a sense of excitement about this in the poem with the clapping of the hands. Also that last line evokes something a bit surreal and I think big changes in our lives (the rearrangement of furniture) can be both exciting but also a bit surreal in that it effects our perception of stability/space! does that make sense? or am i being overly analytical (as usual!!!!!!-my bias!)
    Last edited by freckle; 15-03-2010 at 10:55 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stef F View Post

    Maybe I'm mad myself
    As if...........

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    Quote Originally Posted by freckle View Post
    I thought she was using the personification of furniture etc in the room metaphorically to talk about breaking free from the usual routine of life and that she was conveying a sense of excitement about this in the poem with the clapping of the hands. Also that last line evokes something a bit surreal and I think big changes in our lives (the rearrangement of furniture) can be both exciting but also a bit surreal in that it effects our perception of stability/space! does that make sense? or am i being overly analytical (as usual!!!!!!-my bias!)
    I think that sounds like a very plausible explanation Freckle! I agree and I was also wondering if it was about being opressed in some way and that the furniture bursting free and the noise combined with her clapping was a celebration of being freed from that opression. I really like her artwork.

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    I loved the Simon Armitage posted by HHH. It was extremely moving and has made me even more excited to be meeting the man himself. I wish I could write something so heartbreakingly beautiful...I have plenty of material!!!

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    When I miss you
    I open that drawer
    you know the one
    the one where your shirt lies folded
    long since forgotten
    I never did wash it for you
    I kept it just in case...
    I hold it to my face
    my eyes closed
    seeking your scent
    observing my body
    the way it reacts
    the deep emptiness
    that grows and grows
    and threatens
    to swallow me whole.
    One day it won't smell any more
    and all that will be left
    is one more small scar
    that I'll wear secretly
    upon my heart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tussockface View Post
    And, as mentioned on the Haworth Hobble thread:

    Ithaka

    As you set out for Ithaka
    hope the voyage is a long one,
    full of adventure, full of discovery.
    Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
    angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:
    you’ll never find things like that on your way
    as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
    as long as a rare excitement
    stirs your spirit and your body.
    Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
    wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them
    unless you bring them along inside your soul,
    unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

    Hope the voyage is a long one.
    May there be many a summer morning when,
    with what pleasure, what joy,
    you come into harbors seen for the first time;
    may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
    to buy fine things,
    mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
    sensual perfume of every kind—
    as many sensual perfumes as you can;
    and may you visit many Egyptian cities
    to gather stores of knowledge from their scholars.

    Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
    Arriving there is what you are destined for.
    But do not hurry the journey at all.
    Better if it lasts for years,
    so you are old by the time you reach the island,
    wealthy with all you have gained on the way,
    not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.

    Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
    Without her you would not have set out.
    She has nothing left to give you now.

    And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you.
    Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
    you will have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.


    Translated by Edmund Keeley/Philip Sherrard

    (C.P. Cavafy, Collected Poems. Translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. Edited by George Savidis. Revised Edition. Princeton University Press, 1992)
    Tussockface...that is a great choice. Maybe I could exchange Ithaka with Jura...just found out I got in. Am excited but scared stiff. Got to get some serious training in now.

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    This is great. I assume it is inspired by Odysseus. Oh and what does the writing mean as your signature Tussockface.
    Last edited by Nathaniel Lee; 16-03-2010 at 07:47 AM. Reason: greek

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hes View Post
    When I miss you
    I open that drawer
    you know the one
    the one where your shirt lies folded
    long since forgotten
    I never did wash it for you
    I kept it just in case...
    I hold it to my face
    my eyes closed
    seeking your scent
    observing my body
    the way it reacts
    the deep emptiness
    that grows and grows
    and threatens
    to swallow me whole.
    One day it won't smell any more
    and all that will be left
    is one more small scar
    that I'll wear secretly
    upon my heart.
    Oh my god! did you write this? i kept scrolling down looking for the author! this is so good Hes, absolutely brilliant!

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