03-30-2014, 03:04 AM
I don't know about the wind, but the air blowing Monroe's dress up certainly goes beyond the simply erotic. 
I don't think anyone could call Toulouse- Lautrec's paintings non-erotic, although based on motion, it is much the same effect as the wind. However Monet's, La Promenade seems more a study in light than anything. Personally, I see nothing erotic about it, but for me, I think that is more about the woman's face, and the fact that her bustle (what an odd word) seems more the Victorian straightjacket than anything loose enough to titillate the senses. Then again, I have never worn such clothing. Regardless, you capture what you see well in the poem. My only question, is why the center justify? If it is suppose to represent an image, it certainly eludes me. I do think that the last line "And we look to wonder" makes the poem weaker, and could certainly be done away with.
dale
I don't think anyone could call Toulouse- Lautrec's paintings non-erotic, although based on motion, it is much the same effect as the wind. However Monet's, La Promenade seems more a study in light than anything. Personally, I see nothing erotic about it, but for me, I think that is more about the woman's face, and the fact that her bustle (what an odd word) seems more the Victorian straightjacket than anything loose enough to titillate the senses. Then again, I have never worn such clothing. Regardless, you capture what you see well in the poem. My only question, is why the center justify? If it is suppose to represent an image, it certainly eludes me. I do think that the last line "And we look to wonder" makes the poem weaker, and could certainly be done away with.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.