Sunday, July 14, 2013

The Coming of Light (Mark Strand)

The Coming of Light by Mark Strand.

It's short (and I always tend to like short poems), but the double meaning here is so coying, it's almost maudlin. I mean, evening hours or old age? Hmm, what could this poem be about. And I find the symbols (light, love, stars, dust) to be cliche and uninteresting. It's a well written poem in that it doesn't waste any words. But I just wish that the words chosen were more exciting.

Favorite line: "Even this late the bones of the body shine"
Even this late the bones of the body shine

1 comment:

  1. Read it as a Chanukah opem about the miracle of light and it chnages your prerceptions.

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