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> <<I don't know for sure, Relayer, but I'd be willing to bet that Joni knew
> EXACTLY what she was doing with her choice of this word. She admits to
> searching for the perfect word (like Hejira), has changed words when she
> finds a phrase that suits her better, etc.
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> Example: look how many times she uses a word like "sorrow" to describe an
> emotion so much better than "sad" or "sadness" would do.>>
I have always loved Joni's use of the word sorrow. Rather than simply saying
someone is sad, sorrow seems to imply so much more, perhaps incorporating
grief and regret as well. When Joni uses the word sorrow, I get the feeling
that she means something has really hurt her deeply, to the core. She adds
to it by using a mournful intonation in her voice...
" and sometimes there'll be sorrow" (from Little Green).
In doing so, she shows us a pathway which leads us to the centre of those
feelings.
In addition, driven by the medium of her words, the images Joni paints give
strength to a simple little phrase which helps to drive those underlying
emotions. I know there are many examples...one that often stands out in my
mind is at the end of Lessons in Survival...
she end the song with:
I will always love you
she doesnt leave it at that...she shows us:
Hands alike.
Magnet and iron
the souls.
another is in The Sire of Sorrow.... something deeper than anger is so
evident in these lines:
Let me speak, let me spit out my bitterness
(she leaves quite an impression by using the word spit ...spitting on someone
is such an act of ...what...rage...disgust??)
Why have you soured and curdled me?
(taking us well beyond anger again)
just a few thoughts on a scrambled saturday.
Mags.
np: Two Grey Rooms
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And this loving is a drawing close,
a tuning in, an opening.
Until one perfect moment;
but how can it be expressed?
A receiving, an enfolding
as I cradle you in my arms.
Within my heart, within my soul,
You are my true love.
--Lui Collins
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