Prof. Rosen RodneyHarris
Eng.1121 April4, 2009
Poem Explication
“The town does
not exist” is a figurative way for one to say that he or she is feeling alone.
It is very often that we as individuals experience a time when we feel like we
are in a world by ourselves. A single black
haired tree slips up like a drowned woman in to the sky is quite a profound
analogy. This statement somehow reflects
the death of Christ on the cross. There
he stood, alone, to pay the price for the sins of men. There are some bibles that describe the cross
as an object planted in the ground reaching up to the sky (heaven) which had
the shape of a ‘tee’, while others use a different description. Some translation just call the cross a
“stake”, and I am quite certain there are many more adjectives used to describe
the object reaching up to the sky as Christ hung there desperately for
help. Like the silence of the town, so
it was just before he- Christ, took his last breath before he died. Coincidentally, the night was excited; it
boiled with eleven stars which may easily be metaphorically used to illustrate
the disciples who followed Christ as he walked among men here on earth. They (the stars) stood in space as to monitor
or be certain that as he died, he did so with dignity. Likewise, the stars may be a representation
of angelic being standing watch as Christ endured his tumultuous ordeal. It apparently would be a joy to welcome death
surrounded by what brought comfort and tranquility to the experience though
painful never the less.
Although death may have made itself
very present, the movement or act of the moon bulging and producing its orange
shade of light gave a welcoming and pleasing sign that even though death is
evident life can still be received thereafter.
Because the moon’s vision was impaired, it had to push the stars aside
to be able to perform its duty of preserving life. The moon here represents God the Father who
is almighty and omnipresent and who after the death of his Son Christ Jesus, would
perform a miracle to remove the stone which was placed there to restore life to
his precious Son. Moreover, the
miraculous power of God is revealed when everything they do (stars), is in response
the movement of his eye. The old serpent
swallows up the stars is translated to represent the wind or cloud gathering to
form an atmosphere of grief and sorrow in spite of the fact life has been
regain and death is no more present. Yet,
through all that is evident, death still seeks to destroy life.
Similarly
like it was in the day of Pharaoh, when a plague was cast upon the land by
which it would take the life
of each first born male in every household. So it
was with the wind (cloud) that rushes like a beast of the night.
Described as a great dragon, its character
perceives it to be one of no pity or mercy for anything in its path. The
dragon’s mission is to leave you with no
strength consequently, no life. Effortlessly, It takes
the breath from your body and is done
so effortlessly giving you no chance to
resist or cry for help.
