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dundas[dundas] dundas作品集 五品知州 (再努力一把就是四品大员了!)
注册时间: 2008-02-23 帖子: 214
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发表于: 星期六 八月 30, 2008 2:21 pm 发表主题: A Dream Lost |
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A Dream Lost
While looking out at the courtyard
Where the sky is shedding its tears
For fallen leaves and petals
I sit inside
Mourning for a dream
Lost to Time
I rub my teacup
spinning it around and around
Time is destroying itself, relentlessly _________________ My throat knew thirst before the structure
Of skin and vein around the well
最后进行编辑的是 dundas on 星期三 九月 03, 2008 2:46 pm, 总计第 1 次编辑 |
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fanfan[FFFFFF] fanfan作品集 四品府丞 (封疆大吏也!)
注册时间: 2007-12-27 帖子: 353 来自: Canada
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发表于: 星期六 八月 30, 2008 4:36 pm 发表主题: Re: A Dream Lost |
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dundas 写到: | A Dream Lost
I sit inside mourning
For a dream lost to Time
I rub my teacup
spinning it around and around
Time is destroying itself, relentlessly |
The lines marked above do not flow very well. _________________ Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon. |
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ericcoliu[ericcoliu] ericcoliu作品集 二品总督 (刚入二品,小心做人)
注册时间: 2007-05-29 帖子: 1393 来自: GTA, Canada
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发表于: 星期六 八月 30, 2008 8:07 pm 发表主题: Re: A Dream Lost |
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fanfan 写到: |
The lines marked above do not flow very well. |
Hi! Dundas:
Maybe you might think about dividing your poem into two stanzas, which will definitely help mark a clear transition. _________________ Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul |
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戴玨[Edgar] 戴玨作品集 五品知州 (再努力一把就是四品大员了!)
注册时间: 2006-12-26 帖子: 213
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发表于: 星期二 九月 02, 2008 11:18 am 发表主题: Re: A Dream Lost |
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dundas 写到: |
I sit inside mourning
For a dream lost to Time
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I find these two lines a bit confusing, maybe you can change them as follows:
I sit inside
mourning for a dream
lost to Time
Besides, I suggest you change your title to "A Dream". _________________ 我的blog:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1310527443 |
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Lake[Lake] Lake作品集 二品总督 (刚入二品,小心做人)
注册时间: 2006-10-10 帖子: 1341 来自: Sky Blue Water
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发表于: 星期二 九月 02, 2008 12:46 pm 发表主题: |
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I like the rubbing tea cup image, that gives a picture of someone brooding over something.
But the last line doesn't quite work for me. |
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dundas[dundas] dundas作品集 五品知州 (再努力一把就是四品大员了!)
注册时间: 2008-02-23 帖子: 214
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发表于: 星期三 九月 03, 2008 2:42 pm 发表主题: Re: A Dream Lost |
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ericcoliu 写到: |
fanfan 写到: |
The lines marked above do not flow very well. |
Hi! Dundas:
Maybe you might think about dividing your poem into two stanzas, which will definitely help mark a clear transition. |
Thanks for your suggestions. I'll revise my poem accordingly. _________________ My throat knew thirst before the structure
Of skin and vein around the well |
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dundas[dundas] dundas作品集 五品知州 (再努力一把就是四品大员了!)
注册时间: 2008-02-23 帖子: 214
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发表于: 星期三 九月 03, 2008 2:43 pm 发表主题: Re: A Dream Lost |
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戴玨 写到: |
dundas 写到: |
I sit inside mourning
For a dream lost to Time
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I find these two lines a bit confusing, maybe you can change them as follows:
I sit inside
mourning for a dream
lost to Time
Besides, I suggest you change your title to "A Dream". |
Yes, thank you for your helpful suggestions.
Lake 写到: | I like the rubbing tea cup image, that gives a picture of someone brooding over something.
But the last line doesn't quite work for me. |
Glad you like this image. I'll think about my last line again. _________________ My throat knew thirst before the structure
Of skin and vein around the well |
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ericcoliu[ericcoliu] ericcoliu作品集 二品总督 (刚入二品,小心做人)
注册时间: 2007-05-29 帖子: 1393 来自: GTA, Canada
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发表于: 星期四 九月 04, 2008 8:24 am 发表主题: Re: A Dream Lost |
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dundas 写到: |
Lake 写到: | I like the rubbing tea cup image, that gives a picture of someone brooding over something.
But the last line doesn't quite work for me. |
Glad you like this image. I'll think about my last line again. |
dundas 写到: |
I rub my teacup
spinning it around and around
Time is destroying itself, relentlessly |
I think the last line works well, and it really wraps up the main theme of the poem -- a dream lost to and thus destructed by Time.
A skilful use of the "displacement" technique. _________________ Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul |
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fanfan[FAFAFA] fanfan作品集 四品府丞 (封疆大吏也!)
注册时间: 2007-12-27 帖子: 353 来自: Canada
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发表于: 星期五 九月 05, 2008 10:13 am 发表主题: |
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I like the concluding line.
Yes, another "show not tell" technique. _________________ Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon. |
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Lake[Lake] Lake作品集 二品总督 (刚入二品,小心做人)
注册时间: 2006-10-10 帖子: 1341 来自: Sky Blue Water
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发表于: 星期五 九月 05, 2008 1:44 pm 发表主题: |
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Now I'll explain why the last line doesn't work for me - it is a statement, that's how I read it. It may work for others, so feel free to do whatever you want. |
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fanfan[FAFAFA] fanfan作品集 四品府丞 (封疆大吏也!)
注册时间: 2007-12-27 帖子: 353 来自: Canada
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发表于: 星期六 九月 06, 2008 12:34 pm 发表主题: |
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The concluding stanza reminds me of one of key scenes in Kieslowski’s Blue. When Julie sits alone in her favourite café in the aftermath of the deaths of her daughter and husband, she puts a sugar cube into her espresso; then the camera zooms in and takes a close-up of the cube which is shown slowly darkening, sinking, and dissolving into the coffee -- a visually stunning metaphor for how Julie has been consumed by a trauma which will gradually colour her whole being. _________________ Don't imitate me;
it's as boring
as the two halves of a melon. |
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dundas[dundas] dundas作品集 五品知州 (再努力一把就是四品大员了!)
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发表于: 星期六 九月 13, 2008 2:04 pm 发表主题: |
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ericcoliu 写到: | dundas 写到: |
Lake 写到: | I like the rubbing tea cup image, that gives a picture of someone brooding over something.
But the last line doesn't quite work for me. |
Glad you like this image. I'll think about my last line again. |
dundas 写到: |
I rub my teacup
spinning it around and around
Time is destroying itself, relentlessly |
I think the last line works well, and it really wraps up the main theme of the poem -- a dream lost to and thus destructed by Time.
A skilful use of the "displacement" technique. |
Lake 写到: | Now I'll explain why the last line doesn't work for me - it is a statement, that's how I read it. It may work for others, so feel free to do whatever you want. |
I think an exchange of ideas is helpful for each and every one of us.
Writing as an Social Act by Champagne
Writing is an act of will and artistic expression, spending time on weaving the web of narratives. It is also a social act where the imagination of the reader meets that of the writer. Thus, in that sense, a piece of writing becomes like an agora, a marketplace of viewpoints brought by each of participants.
Thank all of you for your comments. _________________ My throat knew thirst before the structure
Of skin and vein around the well |
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robarts[robarts] robarts作品集 六品通判 (官儿做大了,保持廉洁哦)
注册时间: 2008-03-24 帖子: 114 来自: Canada
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发表于: 星期一 九月 15, 2008 12:19 pm 发表主题: |
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fanfan 写到: | The concluding stanza reminds me of one of key scenes in Kieslowski’s Blue. When Julie sits alone in her favourite café in the aftermath of the deaths of her daughter and husband, she puts a sugar cube into her espresso; then the camera zooms in and takes a close-up of the cube which is shown slowly darkening, sinking, and dissolving into the coffee -- a visually stunning metaphor for how Julie has been consumed by a trauma which will gradually colour her whole being. |
A wonderful cinematic illustration of the concluding line.
Have you watched its DVD version? In one of its bonus clips, Kieslowski gives his explanation of making and shooting this scene. _________________ If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. |
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