Wednesday, May 16, 2012

ROME: BUILDING A NEW STREET IN THE ANCIENT QUARTER (April, 1887)


I imagined dead buildings, piles of marble and rock. Obviously, buildings are not living creatures, however for some reason, this poem made them seem as though they were once alive. Reading further into the poem, I realize that it’s more about building something new, something “frail” atop of old ruins. I don’t think the term “frail” was used in a negative way, but just in the sense that it’s new and therefore, not as strong as what the building, or even Rome, once was. 

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