04-03-2017, 08:26 AM
Interesting poem. It takes more from Lycidas than just "I com to pluck your Berries harsh and crude" such as "Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year." I must assume this elegy influenced this poem to some degree.
“My Vegetable Love” is a reference to Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” For most it connotes as a sexual reference. Which is born out by what follows, " the passionate word, had filled me at this point." Once one knows that "Vegetable Love" references vegetables shaped like the human male penis, things all fall into place.
There are multiple allusions in this clever poem.
Nice job,
dale
“My Vegetable Love” is a reference to Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” For most it connotes as a sexual reference. Which is born out by what follows, " the passionate word, had filled me at this point." Once one knows that "Vegetable Love" references vegetables shaped like the human male penis, things all fall into place.
There are multiple allusions in this clever poem.
Nice job,
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.