tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post2526719744687632876..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Exit by Rita DoveDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-54652203742308912512018-01-30T13:15:09.759-06:002018-01-30T13:15:09.759-06:00It just seemed preordained. I was ready for it.It just seemed preordained. I was ready for it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-61513068834640761862018-01-30T12:45:09.454-06:002018-01-30T12:45:09.454-06:00Wow! Intro by you: a fine story. Poem: a gem.Wow! Intro by you: a fine story. Poem: a gem.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-42334286015534229612018-01-28T17:38:15.987-06:002018-01-28T17:38:15.987-06:00I think the poet is writing about a young woman - ...I think the poet is writing about a young woman - possibly herself - who finds herself in a situation in life that she wants to get out of, and just when she's about to lose hope, she sees a way (a visa) forward. The suitcase, "the saddest object in the world," represents her memories of the past that she wants to leave behind. And, finally, it seems that she finds hope in remembering her mother explaining to her "what it took to be a woman in this life." I agree - it is deep. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-55099549289464951122018-01-28T17:01:33.836-06:002018-01-28T17:01:33.836-06:00Hmmm...Deep stuff. I'm not sure I like it but ...Hmmm...Deep stuff. I'm not sure I like it but it's deep.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com