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Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyreminds me of 'Pet Sematery' (sic) - a guy wanted his dead wife back so much he dug her up and reburied her in a cursed Indian burial ground where any dead thing buried was reanimated. her body was reanimated all right, but whatever 'inhabited' it was...something else.
Cradle her...
Cradle her, friend... "Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again." -Sixteenth Century, Soldier Poet Unknown. Cradle her.
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Originally posted by BlackampJust a simple garden variety sandwich thread: 'Cradle her' = Bread; Meat = "Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again."
reminds me of 'Pet Sematery' (sic) - a guy wanted his dead wife back so much he dug her up and reburied her in a cursed Indian burial ground where any dead thing buried was reanimated. her body was reanimated all right, but whatever 'inhabited' it was...something else.
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyhmm...'nothing to see here, move along', huh?
Just a simple garden variety sandwich thread: 'Cradle her' = Bread; Meat = "Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again."
just so you know: that Indian burial ground stuff doesn't really work. i just thought i'd point that out, just in case. even if it did work, you have to do it while they're fresh. and it's better not to, anyway. the guy in Pet Sematery wanted to cradle his 'wife' in his arms. it didn't go well.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyBeyond its brutal concision, poignancy, poetic verve, literary merit... believe if you parse the sentence a proper noun serves as the verb.
Just a simple garden variety sandwich thread: 'Cradle her' = Bread; Meat = "Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again."
Edit: How very dreary if the soldier poet's scrawl read, "I so wish that..." instead of the dynamite twin use of the vocative also as a verb!
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyhmm, focus on form not content. a diversionary move?
Beyond its brutal concision, poignancy, poetic verve, literary merit... believe if you parse the sentence a proper noun serves as the verb.
Edit: How very dreary if the soldier poet's scrawl read, "I so wish that..." instead of the dynamite twin use of the vocative also as a verb!
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWith request for forgiveness, in lieu of permission, I'd like to reply to a trusted friend's off-site comment/question within context, since doing so seems to hold promise of enhancing our open ended conversation about romantic love and its transiency and, therefore, seems to belong: "Was your 'Cradle her' thread an allusion to your own life? If so are you at or about a significant anniversary? If so a prayer goes out for your loved one first, then for you, then for both. Perhaps I am wrong, but reading it made me feel for your loss. I have followed the advice and cradled mine. Your post moved me in ways you cannot imagine!"
Cradle her...
Cradle her, friend... "Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again." -Sixteenth Century, Soldier Poet Unknown. Cradle her.
Facts: (1) Discovered the line during my early twenties. Since have always been pleasantly haunted by its fragrance and poignancy. So on one level, the thread stands or falls on its own universal merit and appeal, without the necessity of being or becoming biographical. (2) Neither ceremonious calendar digits nor incidental timing were factors. Never been a 'special days' kind of guy. Everyday is Happy New Year, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Point of fact, our wedding date was June 21, first day of summer and longest day of the year. (3) She's always gentle on my mind. Routinely tack on, "Father, keep an eye on Evelyn" in my evening prayer. He winks His understanding. Guess the night I launched this thread my mood was just a tad more reflective, appreciative and mellow than usual. That's all.
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