The poem has been titled " I cannot remember my mother". It attracted me for some reason, for I thought that surely, a poem couldn't be completely empty. There had to be some form of nostalgia, or memory in a poem about no remembrance. I realized after reading it, that I was right. In fact, the poem's title can be considered an oxymoron. However, the extent to which this poem is nostalgic, the amount of tiny details in this poem, wow. But I don't suppose Tagore was a Literature Nobel Laureate for nothing. This poem has sensitized its audience to the poet's colossal loss, though the poet ,it seems,has made no effort to do so. There is nothing superfluous about his writing, and the poem seems like a true expression of his love for his mother. It talks about how his mother managed to leave her presence on everything before she passed away, and how those little memories of his,form an incomplete memory of his mother.
I wonder if that's the natural colour of the pelicans or if they're dirty? In Australia our's have quite a lot of white feathers on them.
ReplyDeleteI think that's their natural colour. You can see some white feathers underneath- so maybe it's like an exterior coating to help them camouflage.
DeleteWow! The animals get up close and personal there!
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Yes they do! The pelican sighting was my favourite- because it happened in nature, not in an enclosed park like the dolphin and sea lion.
DeleteFun pictures! Are those pelicans on the rocks?
ReplyDeleteI believe they are- but I've never been quite good at identifying animals, so you're going to have to trust your instincts on this one!
DeleteBeautiful pictures! Love the one at the bottom, were you really that close?
ReplyDeleteYes we were. The sea lion was just wading around all the tables- and he had a really strong scent!
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