FORGOTTEN HOW TO SWIM. IT CAN NO LONGER BE TAUGHT. THE WATER IS
DANGEROUS.
Just rediscovering Viggo's poetry and these lines struck me for the first time. And, I think I know what he is trying to say, or at least what these lines mean to me.
Re: Letter From Nebraska I think that's the most importaint thing as well, how it makes you think and feel.
It's interesting to know what the writter thought or ment as well but. I don't think the is a "right" answer to it. I like to hear how poems made people think or feel.
One thing from history this made me think of was that time in the 1930 mid-west during the depression called the "great dust bowl" the land was so dry nothing would grow, everyone was "dirt poor" and not enough food. The photos are sad if you ever see any.
I know he's talkning about a later time but it also make me think of that.
thanks to 3sacharm for siggi