NAY, no longer I may hold you,
In my spirit's soft caresses,
Nor like lotus-leaves enfold you
In the tangles of my tresses.
Fairy fancies, fly away
To the white cloud-wildernesses,
Fly away!
Nay, no longer ye may linger
With your laughter-lighted faces,
Now I am a thought-worn singer
In life's high and lonely places.
Fairy fancies, fly away,
To bright wind-inwoven spaces,
Fly away!
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What i like most about this piece is that it can be interpreted in a number of different ways...maybe solely as it applies to each reader. Even without a definitive knowledge of the writer's intentions or inspiration...there is a gentle release of something seemingly important in this person's life...something that most of us can relate to in some way and on some level. It did that for me, at least.
UB
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This to me is about letting go. It brings to mind that old saying " If you love them , let them go. If they return then they are truely yours."
She speaks about having to let go but it is clear its not something she is doing entirely willingly. Her reluctance is evident in her referance to her self as a singer in lonely places. To me its more about letting go of a lover and not someone like a daughter....but thats just me.
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This is almost as if the author is letting go of family members, maybe children who are at last flying the nest, this is how it sounds to me anyway, it is a wonderfully written piece with a lot of emotion.......................I really liked this piece, especially as my daughter has just left home and moved in with her fiance..................
sanity.
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Short, sweet, and to the point! It's almost as if the author no longer wants the dreams that every person wishes to achieve. They were hurt, and no longer want the things that can hurt them again. I especially enjoyed the line
"Nor like lotus-leaves enfold you
In the tangles of my tresses. "
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