No one worth possessing
Can be quite possessed;
Lay that on your heart,
My young angry dear;
This truth, this hard and precious stone,
Lay it on your hot cheek,
Let it hide your tear.
Hold it like a crystal
When you are alone
And gaze in the depths of the icy stone.
Long, look long and you will be blessed:
No one worth possessing
Can be quite possessed.
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seven S's to the poem advice to a girl
From guest pam (contact)
please hlp me trnsalte this poem using the seven S'smy assignment is due by the endof theday. thank you
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I managed to translate most of your request into English but what are the seven S's? -
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beautiful again...
Absolutely I agree,
"No one worth possessing
Can be quite possessed."
And love as as it is, is not about possessing, its about setting free. -
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From guest nancy (contact)
what is this poem talking about!!! is it a relationship between a girl and a guy that went thro a brake up????and what does it tell us anout relationship they had?? -
This is one of the poems that you find yourself wondering if the pragmatic tone is really true. "No one worth possessing/Can be quite possessed." Such a deep line, yet, is it really true? The romantic bent says no, but the practical says yes. I appreciate the straight-forward message in this poem, especially the lines, "My young angry dear" and, "this truth, this hard and precious stone". Perhaps all of us should be taught the realities of life as opposed to believing in "magic" and "happily ever after". I think only with age and maturity does one realize possessing someone can never be.
I also like the simplicity of the language used in the poem. The title is just given as advice, and purity of the content stands on its own merit. It is void of literary allusions and fancy metaphors. -
please tell me what this poem is about. i don't quite get it. what is all this take about a stone and what does it mean or represent, and what is it with the collens and semmy collens
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The poem was written around 1933, so the style with the colons and semicolons reflect that time period. The poem itself deals with giving your heart to someone with the understanding that you will never own the person (free will). The stone is a symbol (say like a diamond, since she wrote precious stone) that the person can look at and recall the advise.
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