Lit. Clue Dec. 22
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 22 Dec 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| Ulfdis |
22 Dec 2004 |
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"Summers Ago" by Isabella Gardner
For Edith Sitwell
The Ferryman fairied us out to sea
Gold gold gold sang the apple-tree
Children I told you I tell you our sun was a hail of gold!
I say that sun stoned, that sun stormed our tranquil, our blue bay
bellsweet saltfresh water (bluer than tongue-can-tell, daughter)
and dazed us, darlings, and dazzled us, I say that sun crazed
(that sun clove) our serene as ceramic selves and our noon glazed cove,
and children all that grew wild by the wonderful water shot tall
as tomorrow, reeds suddenly shockingly green had sprouted like sorrow
and crimson explosions of roses arose in that flurry of Danaean glory
while at night we did swoon ah we swanned to a silverer moonlight than listen or lute,
we trysted in gondolas blown from glass and kissed in fluted Venetian bliss.
Sister and brother I your mother
Once was a girl in skirling weather
Though summer and swan must alter, falter,
I waltzed on the water once, son and daughter.
from Contemporary American Poetry, 6th edition, ed. by A. Poulin, Jr. Copyright 1996
reprinted from Isabella Gardner: The Collected Poems, copyright 1990
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| OakDragon |
22 Dec 2004 |
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6 of Cups?
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| arcanalefait |
22 Dec 2004 |
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6 of swords?
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| Gaidheal |
23 Dec 2004 |
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Doubt if it's this obvious, but...The Sun?
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| Rosanne |
23 Dec 2004 |
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It must be the Moon
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| WhiteRaven |
23 Dec 2004 |
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10 of Cups
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| Ulfdis |
23 Dec 2004 |
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Nope, sorry.
Guesses so far are:
6 of Cups
6 of Swords
The Sun
The Moon
10 of Cups
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| WhiteRaven |
23 Dec 2004 |
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The Tower
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| Pipistrelle |
23 Dec 2004 |
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The World?
(What a fantastic poem! Off now to add Isabella Gardner to my reading list :))
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| Ulfdis |
23 Dec 2004 |
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No to the Tower and the World.
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| WhiteRaven |
23 Dec 2004 |
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4 of Wands
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| Gaidheal |
23 Dec 2004 |
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3 of Cups?
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| AmyV |
24 Dec 2004 |
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The Queen of Wands.....?
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| OakDragon |
24 Dec 2004 |
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The High Priestess?
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| Ulfdis |
24 Dec 2004 |
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No to all so far.
Guesses so far are:
6 of Cups
6 of Swords
The Sun
The Moon
10 of Cups
The Tower
The World
4 of Wands
3 of Cups
Queen of Wands
The High Priestess
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| WhiteRaven |
24 Dec 2004 |
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The Empress
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| Ulfdis |
25 Dec 2004 |
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Hey y'all, I'm going to be out of town this evening. I'll be back online either tomorrow afternoon or late tonight. Merry Xmas, Happy Yule (belated) and all that jazz!
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| kyuri |
25 Dec 2004 |
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Same to you, Ulfdis. (It's probably weird for me to say that since I don't actually know you, but I figured it was rude if I didn't say anything at all.)
And, I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess The Chariot.
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| AmyV |
25 Dec 2004 |
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Yep, Happy Festive Season to all of you, late, from me too!
I'm guessing again, my original guess - The Wheel of Fortune.............
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| Ulfdis |
26 Dec 2004 |
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Nope.
Guesses so far are:
6 of Cups
6 of Swords
The Sun
The Moon
10 of Cups
The Tower
The World
4 of Wands
3 of Cups
Queen of Wands
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Wheel of Fortune
The Chariot
Hint: I was looking at the narrator of the poem, rather than a scene.
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| WhiteRaven |
26 Dec 2004 |
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Queen of Pentacles
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| wandking |
26 Dec 2004 |
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Death is the only card featuring a likeness of "the ferryman"
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| OakDragon |
26 Dec 2004 |
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Queen of Cups?
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| AmyV |
26 Dec 2004 |
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Queen of Swords???
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| Ulfdis |
27 Dec 2004 |
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Queen of Cups?
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!
Back to you, OakDragon
Great guesses, everyone... In fact, because I picked the poem before I chose a card to go with it, many of your guesses were in my "hmmm... maybe" pile.
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| OakDragon |
27 Dec 2004 |
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:D Cool! Back to the bookshelf!
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| WhiteRaven |
27 Dec 2004 |
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:D Cool! Back to the bookshelf!
There has to be a conspiracy going on here...how many readings do you pay these people off with Oakdragon????? Come on...admit it! ;)
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