Nov 02 2009
∞
“ What’s imperfectly concealed in the phrase “trees with trunks” is, once again, the word “bark”. It’s followed in lines 29 and 34 by the occurrence of the word “pasture”, not once but twice, picking up the occurrence, not once but twice, of “fields” in line 9 and the ocorrunce of “grass”. not once but twice, in line 13. The common synonym for “pasture”, “fields” and “grasslands” is “lea”, so filling out the homophone “bark lea” {para Berkely}. If I were feeling much friskier than I am today I might steer you in the direction of a synonym for “a dry ravine” in line 33. (…) The synonym I’m thinking of is “gorge”, a near version of Berkeley’s given name. But I’m not feeling frisky today, so I won’t bother.
— muldoon, the end of the poem. na lecture sobre The Mountain, do Frost. mostrando a presença INDUBITÁVEL do Berkeley no poema, assim como seu freestyle.
