Steve, Your interpretation is along the same lines of mine. The " junior foliage " representing youth and vigor, the " antiquated tree " being old age and crows being associated with death.
JP On Dec 18, 2:54 pm, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > Jenny- > > Emily Dickinson has always been a tough read for me, but perhaps the "Junior > Foliage" represents life, the "antiquated tree" approaching death, and > "Oblivion's Remotest Consulate" death itself. Crows, and ravens, are often > associated with death, as its messenger or harbinger. When crows are seen > perching, it's usually in old, open, often partly dead trees. > > Steve > > > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > James, ENTS, > > > I have seen the Lord of the Rings movies, but I actually don't know the > > Tolkein Treebeard poems and stories well. I love the poem. > > > It is very satisfying to start to understand more specifically the tree > > imagery in poetry. It makes it a lot more meaningful. > > > Maybe someone can help me with the following poem by Emily Dickinson. Why > > does the 'junior foliage' of a younger tree disrespect the crow? Why does > > the crow prefer the 'antiquated tree'? I don't completely understand this > > poem, but I love the words. > > > "An antiquated tree > > Is cherished of the Crow > > Because that Junior Foliage is disrespectful now > > To venerable Birds > > Whose Corporation Coat > > Would decorate Oblivion's > > Remotest Consulate." > > > Jenny > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Parton <[email protected]> > > To: ENTSTrees <[email protected]> > > Sent: Fri, Dec 18, 2009 12:30 pm > > Subject: [ENTS] Re: good winter tree poem > > > Jenny, > > > I love tree poems! > > > If you have ever watched the Lord of the Rings movies, you probably > > have heard the poems and stories of Treebeard, the ent. One of them he > > tells the hobbits while he is carrying them through the forest always > > brings tears to my eyes when I hear it. In the book of Fellowship of > > the Ring, Tom Bombadil is always singing something interesting and is > > one of my favorite LOTR characters, sadly he is totally omitted in the > > movie. > > > ENTS, send more " treeish " poems! > > > "When spring unfolds the beechen leaf, and sap is in the bough; > > When light is on the wildwood stream, and wind is on the brow; > > When stride is long and breath is deep, and keen the mountain air; > > Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is fair!" > > > The Ent and the Entwife by J.R.R. Tolkien. > > > James Parton > > > On Dec 18, 8:18 am, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Winter Trees, by William Carlos Williams > > > > All the complicated details > > > of the attiring and > > > the disattiring are completed! > > > A liquid moon > > > moves gently among > > > the long branches. > > > Thus having prepared their buds > > > against a sure winter > > > the wise trees > > > stand sleeping in the cold. > > > -- > > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > > Send email to [email protected] > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > > > -- > > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > > Send email to [email protected] > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > To unsubscribe send email to > > [email protected]<entstrees%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
