woops

is not like other people
ok let's try and break down the first couple of stanzas of that poem,

he begins by pointing out that in an ebb of energy you will look at the floor and notice its real and serious nature

the end (the grave) is an illusion, death is not a decay but an increase

NB the repetition of dust, the detail of dust is more interesting/valuable than the precious metal in the title, which anyway lacks its commonly held association with devotion, eternity etc - imagine a wedding ring that actually signifies you're unwilling to get married - a gold ring called reluctance

if you lie down you become any lazy person, and as such will share the common quality of loving a few people and a woman who is granted an arbitrary but charming title. (i should point out that this is a totally heteronormative interpretation)

it's difficult to carry on though because he contradicts himself so much, but i don't think there is nothing there at all
 

luka

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theres none of the rewards you might expect from poetry in these early ones, no musicality of language, in fact quite the opposite, its almost spitefully unlovely, theres no imagery, there's not a lot of emoting bar some irritation and some unconvincing references to something called 'love'
and what you get instead is something presented as argument which never actually becomes argument becasue no point is ever made, as far as anyone can make out. very unusual.
 

luka

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you just find yourself asking questions like, what is a genetic patron? what does he mean by transfer? or discretion? what on earth is the dismal objection we are to purge?
 

luka

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well as i say i dont dislike them i think its possible to enjoy them as long as youre willing to tolerate the frustration
 

luka

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they make you think, provided you are patient enough, but will never offer you any reassurance that what you are thinking is remotely relevant to the poem
 
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