tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post5382601917174960711..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "Are The Dead As Calm As Those They Leave Behind Them?"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-75960105005206273962012-03-14T18:56:58.241-07:002012-03-14T18:56:58.241-07:00Chris: I know exactly what you mean -- that couple...Chris: I know exactly what you mean -- that couplet has confounded me as well. Here's my best shot (and it may not be at all near the mark): I take it to mean that the flame is "headed for" or "bound for" the Sun. I agree completely: it is "knotty."<br /><br />As always, thank you very much for visiting.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-26890886051077566732012-03-14T11:21:39.974-07:002012-03-14T11:21:39.974-07:00Why do I find that fourth couplet so knotty? I kee...Why do I find that fourth couplet so knotty? I keep getting hung up on the "for". Sorry -- that was such a prosaic poetry post of me to make -- for me to make. I need sleep.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-64606378718775469022012-03-13T12:12:10.829-07:002012-03-13T12:12:10.829-07:00frances thomas: that is a lovely coincidence! Yes...frances thomas: that is a lovely coincidence! Yes, the picture must have been painted at just that time. I wasn't aware of the bombing raid in Orford -- I suppose that there must have been military installations (radar?) along the coast.<br /><br />Airy was one of the artists hired by the government under the wartime "Recording Britain" project. His paintings and others, may be found at the Victoria & Albert Museum site.<br /><br />Thank you very much for the nice connection, and for stopping by again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-8207150948461987312012-03-13T12:06:42.283-07:002012-03-13T12:06:42.283-07:00Shelley: thank you for stopping by again. Nice ob...Shelley: thank you for stopping by again. Nice observation about Larkin -- for me, this is a quality that makes him oddly endearing. We can always depend upon him to look at things directly, no matter how painful.<br /><br />Thanks again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-59214261783968139262012-03-13T10:27:16.236-07:002012-03-13T10:27:16.236-07:00we were in this church in Orford last week - and i...we were in this church in Orford last week - and it was shocking to see the memorial to civilians killed in the wartime bombing raid - not what you'd expect in a sleepy seaside village. There was a naval base there, but most probably the bomber had just emptied his bombs at random before going home. This picture must have been painted then.<br />Thanks as always for the lovely poems and images of this blogfrances thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717833251829537628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-80925175801055111542012-03-13T09:21:31.567-07:002012-03-13T09:21:31.567-07:00You can always count on Larkin to place the Gorgon...You can always count on Larkin to place the Gorgon's head in front of you and make you look at it.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com