Federico Garcia Lorca, 1922

The moon goes over the water.
How tranquil the sky is!
She goes scything slowly
the old shimmer from the river;
meanwhile a young frog
takes her for a little mirror.

  • @goat
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    31 year ago

    So it means the frog doesn’t see the moon as this great-encompassing thing?

    • bakerOPM
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      1 year ago

      Lorca’s writing is so full of frogs and lizards and snakes and crocodiles that I’m certain there’s even further symbolism to it than that; it’s such a theme of his.

      But not gonna lie, I’m not nearly enough of an expert to say what all the amphibians & reptiles mean!

      • @goat
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        21 year ago

        So you into analysing creative writing and such? If so, would you perhaps like to criticise mine? trying to write a book c:

        • bakerOPM
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          21 year ago

          I certainly am into that; but depending on your book’s subject I might not be best-suited to criticize it!

          e.g. I don’t read very much fiction, so while I’m a hell of a proofreader I wouldn’t necessarily make a great editor for a novel lol

          • @goat
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            11 year ago

            Oh not asking you to edit, just your experience as a reader is all

            • bakerOPM
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              11 year ago

              Sure, lay it on me!