Hi grasshopper,
It's difficult to make comments when I haven't seen more than 5 minutes of
one of the programmes! But...
The stress you put on Jupiter, Jovain, jovial must be really, really,
significant (cos it gets so much repetitious sound in the poem), am I right?
And I don't know about any legend linked with the names that would tell me
about Fate... (so maybe I should go and do some research! or does the poem
need a footnote?)
And the (almost hidden) cliche about the tapestry (the rich tapestry of
life?) makes me wonder why it's there, wonder if tapestries feature in the
TV programme, if tapestries were woven in Jupiter's day, or if your father
wove them when he worked nights!
But these are questions based on ignorance, based on the point that a
stranger might ask when faced with the poem.
I guess I ask because if I didn't know anything about the TV programme I
would be even more at a loss after reading the title (and would be thinking
of an Opera featuring some myth about Jupiter or Jove).
At least you've made me realise how significant first impressions of a poem
can be!
Bob






>From: grasshopper <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New sub: My father and The Sopranos
>Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 18:55:13 -0000
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>  Comments appreciated....
>
>
>
>
>   My father and the Sopranos
>
>My father would have liked The Sopranos.
>Not that he was a great family man,
>but he would have understood the scripts.
>
>He knew you had to raise your fist
>occasionally  to ward off wrongs
>and keep things in order. He would
>
>never acknowledge past violence -
>It was a told story, passing into legend,
>not real any more. A story about Jupiter,
>
>Jovian, jovial, something to be chuckled about,
>a fable of what a man must do
>in the face of fate. So it was woven
>
>into the tapestry, the colours fading
>on every viewing. My father appreciated
>dark humour. He worked at night. He did
>
>the shifts and liked the freedom.
>He had another life behind the scenes.
>He would have sympathised with Tony,
>
>shared a drink or two, a joke.
>
>                              grasshopper


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