tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post3945256535042962242..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: POETRYFRIDAY: Poems by Dorothy AldisBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-56492930796643226862008-02-02T10:50:00.000-05:002008-02-02T10:50:00.000-05:00Thank you Elaine! For years I have recited version...Thank you Elaine! For years I have recited version one of Dorothy's poem -- my favorite memorized piece from elementary school (56 years ago).<BR/><BR/> I never knew the authors last name and have searched and searched for years until finding it here on your site! What a treat for me on this Michigan "snowy day". <BR/><BR/>The reference to fenceposts was always so special to me as growing up in old Detroit I noticed the rounded heads of the old-style posts when coated with snow and always thought of this poem when playing outdoors - searching for icicles to lick. <BR/><BR/>Now I will search out more of Dorothy's work and pass it along to my granddaughter, who at age 6 is just the right age to start learning some pretty pieces -- and her grandma's favorite: "Snow".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-76168265086188782952007-01-27T09:44:00.000-05:002007-01-27T09:44:00.000-05:00I like the second version because she takes out "t...I like the second version because she takes out "the" for the fenceposts and for the trees and makes them more like beings, less like objects.Karen Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261929934554820097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-84984313094419598822007-01-26T11:42:00.000-05:002007-01-26T11:42:00.000-05:00Bruce,
I'm not sure which I prefer. I do think th...Bruce,<br /><br />I'm not sure which I prefer. I do think the word silver has a colder feel to it than snowy. I prefer the beginning of the older poem with "On a snowy day" better than "On a winter's day"--but I like the idea of the trees spreading "out their snowy skirts."<br /><br />I wonder if Aldis changed snowy to winter's because she changed silver to snowy in the newer version and didn't want to use the word snowy twice in the poem.<br /><br />I have always enjoyed the image of fenceposts wearing "marshmallow hats." It was something I could discuss with my students to help them understand how poets use words to help readers make pictures in their minds.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-7123296829930874942007-01-26T09:23:00.000-05:002007-01-26T09:23:00.000-05:00Elaine
The perfect selection of poems to make thi...Elaine<br /><br />The perfect selection of poems to make this Floridian homesick for his northern roots (in NJ) this morning. <br /><br />Which version do I prefer? The "snowy skirts" of the second version brought the image of the snow-covered tree to life for me... and heightened the picture of snow everywhere... while the "silver skirts" of the first poem seemed more appropriate to an ice storm.<br /><br />Both poems, I think, create clear, crisp images... but the sound of "snowy" with its whispery "w" helped me feel the snow, whereas "silver" with its harder "v" let me feel the ice. <br /><br />Mostly, I enjoyed reading both versions and seeing how a poet needs to feel her way into an image in order to make meaning of the world.<br /><br />Thanks for a great start to the morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com