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Bilalh21 Posted 18 years ago

And If You Should Leave Me Explanation

And If You Should Leave Me

And if you should leave me
I would say that the ghost
Of Cassandra
Has passed through
My eyes
I would say that the stars
In their malice
Merely light up the sky
To stretch my torment
And that the waves crash
On the shores
To bring salt-stings on
My face:
For you re-connect me with
All the lights of the sky
And the salt of the waves
And the myths in the air.
And with your passing
The evening would become too dark To dream in
And the morning Too bright.

March 1986

Can someone please explain this
  

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Hi, bilalh, Welcome to English Forums. All of the things which now contribute to making my life beautiful would then only contribute to making my life unbearable. In Greek mythology, Cassandra had the gift of fortelling the future, but she saw only bad things.

— Avangi

  • Hi, bilalh, Welcome to English Forums.
  • All of the things which now contribute to making my life beautiful would then only contribute to making my life unbearable.
  • In Greek mythology, Cassandra had the gift of fortelling the future, but she saw only bad things.
  • When her ghost "passed through my eyes," it gave me her vision - to see everything as bad.
  • ) Best wishes, - A.
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Hi, bilalh, Welcome to English Forums.

All of the things which now contribute to making my life beautiful would then only contribute to making my life unbearable.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra had the gift of fortelling the future, but she saw only bad things. When her ghost "passed through my eyes," it gave me her vision - to see everything as bad.
(Usually when Cassandr
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can some one please explain what this poem means and briefly explain it
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need a brief explanation of this poem
what is the content of this poem
does anyone know
Please help
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How brief do you want it to be? Did you want the definition of every word??
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can someone explain the paradox in this poem to me please?

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I can't find the bit where we've credited the author. I believe it's Ben Okri
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Hi

Where you find the paradox can only be down to your reading of the poem. Maybe here:

- I would say that the stars merely light up the sky ... you reconnect me with all the lights of the sky

Dave

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