whistling past the graveyard
waxing poetic on the
who's, what's, where's, when's, why's
of wild wishes
at war with a
world wrought from
wolves and whales
only the wise are
willing to withdraw
waiting
they watch and
wince
while we win
wonders beyond wonders
but
are always left
wanting
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A wiser writer would wield more welcome wares. Alas, my waspish works are wasted in wanton ways.
You write this?
Haha, yep, I wrote it.
Excellent! They you can help me with interpreting it =)!
"of wild wishes
at war with a
world wrought from
wolves and whales"
I don't know what to make of this verse. How did you intend it?
I read it as meaning my ideals for what the world could/should be like are always clashing with the world the way it actually is.
Okay, I guess I'm really confused on the "wolves and whales" part...how does that fit into your interpretation?
To me, "wolves" means malicious people preying on the weak and helpless. It represents violence and evil.
I see "whales" as the uber-consumers. The super-rich people. It represents money and greed.
Just interpret it however you want. It means whatever you want it to mean.
Haha, I know I know...but I just like to know what the author was thinking at the time, to see if it matches what I was thinking. Don't you ever wonder that when your read/interpret poetry?
When I first read it, I was thinking wolves and whales represented the "beasts" of land and sea, which stood for the impact mother nature has on earth ("world wrought from"), and how as much as we feel control over our life, we really just have control over our minds and thoughts, the rest is mostly uncontrolable. Our minds/thoughts/ideas are beautiful thingd, but they can never shape the world the way we might perfectly desire it. ("are always left wanting")
The "wolves and whales" line was what made me so confused, because I was thinking about creatures of the land and sea, that are dominating and sometimes evil, and whale just didn't fit with me. You know, something like shark seemed better. But I just figured you picked an animal that started with "w" =).
Actually, I try to avoid learning the "intended" meaning of the things I read.
It feels less...I don't know..."personal"...if I look at something from the author's perspective rather than my own.
If I know an author is alluding to a specific place or person, it's hard for me to substitute my own place or person back in when I read it again.
And I appreciate the different perspective. It intrigues me.
Different strokes for different folks.
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