Off topic. Rilke query
Sundeep Dougal (holden@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in)
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 16:23:02 +0530
In the mysterious ways the universe functions, some unknown
correspondent decided to address the following query to me,
apropos of nothing really, which I, in my ususal benign way first
decided to ignore, but have since become somewhat intrigued by,
in an idle sort of way.
Considering that this list has some Rilke enthusiasts and experts, I
wonder if someone would care to expound, explicate, or generally
speculate.
<quote>
> In the Rilke poem Orpheus Eurydice Hermes, what do you think the
line
> "Even now she was no longer that blonde woman
> who'd sometimes echoed in the poet's poems,
> no longer the broad couch's scent and island,
> nor yonder man's possession any longer."
>
> means? I am specifically asking about the reference to the "broad
> couch's scent and island."
</unquote>
ObSalinger: alleged _only great poet of the century_ etc.
Sonny