Lit. Clue--March 14

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Mar 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.

arcanalefait	14 Mar 2005
Sorry it took so long. I always have such trouble with this! This is a poem by Maya Angelou: On Diverse Deviations When love is a shimmering curtain Before a door of chance That leads to a world in question Wherein the macabrous dance Of bones that rattle in silence Of blinded eyes and rolls Of thick lips thin, denying A thousand powdered moles, Where touch to touch is feel And life a weary whore I would be carried off, not gently To a shore, Where love is the scream of anguish And no curtain drapes the door. Have fun!

AmyV	14 Mar 2005
Is it the Three of Swords??

MattDouglas	14 Mar 2005
I'll try the 9 of swords.

arcanalefait	14 Mar 2005
Sorry, neither of those!

Milamber	15 Mar 2005
The High Priestess?

bassetized	15 Mar 2005
The Moon?

arcanalefait	15 Mar 2005
Not yet! I considered the Moon for this card, actually. But I decided to go with something else. I'm really considering the speaker.

Milamber	15 Mar 2005
The Wheel?

arcanalefait	15 Mar 2005
Keep guessing!

AmyV	15 Mar 2005
Is it Justice?

ncefafn	15 Mar 2005
Death?

Milamber	15 Mar 2005
Ten of Swords?

arcanalefait	15 Mar 2005
No...hmmm... I'm really thinking about what the speaker is willing to do.

arcanalefait	16 Mar 2005
Uh oh! Don't give up! Should I give another clue?

peridot	16 Mar 2005
good poem. I'm not sure if I'm understanding her the way she means but I'm thinking The Hanged Man?

Milamber	16 Mar 2005
The Lovers?

Pipistrelle	16 Mar 2005
Well, I picked out 4 cards that I thought it could be...then realised that two had already been offered and rejected so.... The Devil? (and if that's wrong, I'll try the next one!)

MattDouglas	16 Mar 2005
It sounds like the speaker doesn't give in easily... so 7 of Wands.

AmyV	16 Mar 2005
6 of Swords?

arcanalefait	17 Mar 2005
OK...maybe if I say what the poem means to me it will help. Guessed so far: 3 of swords 9 of swords highpriestess moon wheel justice death 10 of swords hanged man lovers devil 7 of wands 6 of swords I think the poet is saying that she would rather face the risk of pain by diving into "real" love, rather than staying reserved and dealing with pretenses. Hope that helps! Sorry this was so hard!

arcanalefait	17 Mar 2005
Sorry if I sent that twice--I'm having technical difficulties.

Lady Mary	17 Mar 2005
2 of Swords?

Ulfdis	18 Mar 2005
Queen of Cups?

Pipistrelle	18 Mar 2005
Knight of Cups

Milamber	18 Mar 2005
Two of Wands?

WhiteRaven	18 Mar 2005
8 of Swords

peridot	18 Mar 2005
The Fool??

arcanalefait	18 Mar 2005
Yes!!!!! The Fool! Peridot gets it! To me, it seemed like the speaker was willing to risk herself in order to fully experience love--very Fool sounding! On to you, Peridot!

peridot	18 Mar 2005
wow! ok cool. Your interpretation really helped. I must admit though I didn't really expect to get it correct so I don't have a poem just now. I can get one it will just take me a bit. If no one minds. Do I post a new thread or just continue on with this one? I'm new to this thanks for your patience.

peridot	18 Mar 2005
Ok, I think I can answer my own question here - I decided to look up the rules...what a novel idea:) So I think I'm supposed to start a new thread with same title different date. I'll do that a bit later. Thanks. this is fun.

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