Round-Pond Poem by Richard Aldington
Round-Pond
Water ruffled and speckled by galloping wind
Which puffs and spurts it into tiny pashing breaks
Dashed with lemon-yellow afternoon sunlight.
The shining of the sun upon the water
Is like a scattering of gold crocus-petals
In a long wavering irregular flight.
The water is cold to the eye
As the wind to the cheek.
In the budding chestnuts
Whose sticky buds glimmer and are half-burst open
The starlings make their clitter-clatter;
And the blackbirds in the grass
Are getting as fat as the pigeons.
Too-hoo, this is brave;
Even the cold wind is seeking a new mistress.
Clever use of onomatopoeia - Musical as well as pictorial affect has been put and poem is fantastically put to the reader- galloping wind / lemon-yellow afternoon sunlight/gold crocus-petals finally- Even the cold wind is seeking a new mistress. very nice
The water is cold to the eye As the wind to the cheek. ~ fantastical poetic expression
THREE: While the poem lacks explicit political or social themes found in Aldington's war poetry, it celebrates the beauty and tranquility of the natural world.
TWO: The poem describes water ruffled and speckled by galloping wind, which puffs and spurts into tiny pashing breaks. The shining of the sun upon the water is likened to a scattering of gold crocus petals, creating a vivid and evocative scene.
ONE: This is a poem that captures a serene moment of observation and appreciation of nature. The poet uses precise language and concrete imagery, aligning with the Imagist movement.
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6/15/2024 4:17:11 AM # 1.0.0.1119
To me, it is like the poet is still in his learning stage or rather his experimental stage- -flashes of beautifully penned lines followed by the awkwardness of these phrases: Is like a scattering of gold and Too-hoo, this is brave;