The thing about this blog is that it must be updated every day. (What was I thinking? Ah well. A promise is a promise. Even one made to myself.)
So I haven't known about Charles Simic for long, but since I really enjoyed his last poem I read and talked about I thought I would turn to him once again. And I managed to find his short(est?) one. Watermelons is only 15 words long. Which is sort of funny since watermelons are the giants of the fruit world.
This is a metaphor-ful poem. I thought it was apt to compare a watermelon to a smile. That is how the rind appears after the fruit has been eaten. Though, it does seem like he's calling the +fruit a smile. I don't really see that, but the image and connection are still there for me. I also thought it was spot-on to compare a watermelon to Buddha. Rounded bellies.
Don't get the larger point, but I don't think a poem always needs one or even has one. Perhaps the simplicity in Buddhism is reflected by this 15-word verse.
Favorite line: "Green Buddhas/On the fruit stand."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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Sounds almost haiku-like. Just read where Ted Kennedy's last acts were eating ice cream, and watching 24. Interesting that Charles Simic's thoughts turned to watermelon toward the end.
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