Comments on: The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower | by Dylan Thomas http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/ what we're thinking... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:40:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Stephen GAtes http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-21902 Stephen GAtes Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:01:42 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-21902 You get a B+ Now tackle "how time has ticked a heaven round the stars". You will need to get cosmological and spiritual to get an A. SMG You get a B+

Now tackle “how time has ticked a heaven round the stars”. You will need to get cosmological and spiritual to get an A.

SMG

]]> By: misty http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-21660 misty Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:17:01 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-21660 really great job! helped me veeeeryyy much. thnks a lot!! really great job! helped me veeeeryyy much. thnks a lot!!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-21603 Daniel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:55:20 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-21603 Thanks for the attempt at elucidation! I was afraid that the way I was reading the poem was the same way I read most poems and just wasnt relevant. I wasnt totally wrong! Thanks for the attempt at elucidation!
I was afraid that the way I was reading the poem was the same way I read most poems and just wasnt relevant. I wasnt totally wrong!

]]> By: siegfried http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-21033 siegfried Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:14:11 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-21033 Yes indeed "inhabit the poem". learn it by heart,and when circumstances allow,recite it out loud, recite it in your head whilst walking about, on the train or as you are falling to sleep. Then you can "hold the poem to the light", turn it around and consider it's various facets and resonances . . . . enjoy Yes indeed “inhabit the poem”. learn it by heart,and when circumstances allow,recite it out loud, recite it in your head whilst walking about, on the train or as you are falling to sleep. Then you can “hold the poem to the light”, turn it around and consider it’s various facets and resonances . . . . enjoy

]]> By: Cliff Pfeil http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-20592 Cliff Pfeil Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:17:29 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-20592 By this the poet means that, and by that the poet means this? No. Explanations of word, line and stanza lead us away from the poem and into a state of mind that is inappropriate, just as attempts to explain music by inventing a program (Here the waters are calm.Then a storm comes up) lead us away from the music in the same mistaken way. The problem is with the word "meaning". To know the meaning of "Cow" you must infiltrate the herd. To know the meaning of a poem, inhabit the poem. To know the meaning of the music, ride the sound. By this the poet means that, and by that the poet means this?

No. Explanations of word, line and stanza lead us away from the poem and into a state of mind that is inappropriate, just as attempts to explain music by inventing a program (Here the waters are calm.Then a storm comes up) lead us away from the music in the same mistaken way.

The problem is with the word “meaning”. To know the meaning of “Cow” you must infiltrate the herd. To know the meaning of a poem, inhabit the poem. To know the meaning of the music, ride the sound.

]]> By: Matteus Nova http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-19810 Matteus Nova Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11:33 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-19810 "The hand that whirls the water in the pool Stirs the quicksand; that ropes the blowing wind" The hand that deals in the events of life, is bound to do so in death? The quicksand... “The hand that whirls the water in the pool
Stirs the quicksand; that ropes the blowing wind”

The hand that deals in the events of life, is bound to do so in death? The quicksand…

]]> By: emily http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-16404 emily Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:47:34 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-16404 this is a great interpretation i'm also confused about last stanza. THanks though! this is a great interpretation i’m also confused about last stanza. THanks though!

]]> By: Meta http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-9326 Meta Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:36:59 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-9326 This analysis is great, but I noticed you did not include the last stanza: And I am dumb to tell the lover's tomb How at my sheet goes the same crooked worm. What do you make of that? I have heard that the "worm" is both death and a penis. This analysis is great, but I noticed you did not include the last stanza:

And I am dumb to tell the lover’s tomb
How at my sheet goes the same crooked worm.

What do you make of that? I have heard that the “worm” is both death and a penis.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-5900 Kyle Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:56:10 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-5900 one word WOW lol great job one word WOW lol great job

]]> By: Matt http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-3797 Matt Mon, 12 May 2008 10:59:50 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-3797 nice analysis, this helped me a lot - thanks. keep it up nice analysis, this helped me a lot – thanks. keep it up

]]> By: Jeff http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-3463 Jeff Tue, 06 May 2008 00:19:28 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-3463 Thanks for the help! Thanks for the help!

]]> By: Steve Farcel http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Steve Farcel Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:15:04 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-14 Great blog post on The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower. Thoroughly enjoy these write ups you are doing. Actually it takes a lot of time and thought to examine any piece of modern prose as well as ancient. Great blog post on The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower. Thoroughly enjoy these write ups you are doing. Actually it takes a lot of time and thought to examine any piece of modern prose as well as ancient.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Daniel Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:13:08 +0000 http://www.gummyprint.com/blog/the-force-of-time-the-force-that-through-the-green-fuse-drives-the-flower-by-dylan-thomas/#comment-13 I couldn't understand some parts of this article ce That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower | Dylan Thomas | Literary Analysis | machete, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article ce That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower | Dylan Thomas | Literary Analysis | machete, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

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