Open Question: Can anyone help with content on Judith Wright’s poetry?
Can anyone help with content on Judith Wright’s poetry?
I’ve been asked to talk about the content on each of these poems.
Any input appreciated =)
Bora Ring
The song is gone, the dance
is secret with the dancers in the earth,
the ritual useless, and the tribal story
lost in an alien tale.
Only the grass stands up
to mark the dancing-ring, the apple gums
posture and mime a past corroboree,
murmurs a broken chant
The hunter is gone, the spear
is splintered underground, the painted bodies
a dream the world breathed sleeping and forgot.
The nomad feet are still
The rider halts, feeling that the ghosts are still present.
Only the rider’s heart
halts at sightless shadow, an unsaid word
that fastens in the blood the ancient curse,
the fear as old as Cain.
The Old Prison
The rows of cells are unroofed,
a flute for the wind’s mouth,
who comes with a breath of ice
from the blue caves of the south.
O dark and fierce day:
the wind like an angry bee
hunts for the black honey
in the pits of the hollow sea.
Waves of shadow wash
the empty shell bone-bare,
and like a bone it sings
a bitter song of air.
Who built and laboured here?
The wind and the sea say
-Their cold nest is broken
and they are blown away-
They did not breed nor love,
each in his cell alone
cried as the wind now cries
through this flute of stone.
Night after Bushfire
There is no more silence on the plains of the moon,
and time is no more alien there, than here.
Sun thrust his warm hand down at the high noon,
but all that stirred was the fain dust of fear.
Charred death upon the rock leans his charred bone
and stares at death from sockets black with flame.
Man, if he come to brave that glance alone,
must leave behind his human home and name.
Carry like a threatened thing your soul away,
and do not look too long to left or right,
for he whose soul wears the strict chains of day
will lose it in this landscape of charcoal and moonlight.
He will lie warm until the bone is bare
and on a dead dark moon he wakes alone.
It was for Death he took her; death is but this;
and yet he is uneasy under her kiss
and winces from that acid of her desire.

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:29:00 GMT

Open Question: im male, 56 yrs. old aside from thyroid is there any sickness that couse heart palpatation( abnormal heartbeat?
What is the cure?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:12:14 GMT
Open Question: the beginning of my book?
so i took out whatever ppl called an “infodump.” i’m thinking it may confuse some people now, no? what do you think?
CHAPTER 1
Rain Foriei clenched her teeth, breathing short, quick gasps. Her eyes darted side to side, searching for her pursuer as the horse she borrowed from her father stumbled beneath her.
The sky darkened and in the distance rumbled a nearing thunder, sounding more like an army of rushing war horses.
?Is he still coming?? She murmured to herself as she often did, realizing that she no longer sensed the man?s presence. The horse nervously bobbed his head, nearly causing her to lose the reins. ?Settle down, boy. I think he?s gone.?
Why would anyone want to come after me? That?s the second man this week.
Rain closed her eyes for a moment, willing her heart to calm and breaths to slow. After a moment, she studied her surroundings.
?I?m exactly where I wanted to be,? she spoke to the horse with a huff. ?Might as well do what I came to do if no one?s following me anymore. I?d rather not take another trip down here any time soon. What do you say, Mino??
The horse responded with his own puff of air, putting a smile on Rain?s face. She rubbed her cheek with her shoulder, soaking up the droplets that tickled her cheeks, not sure whether they were sweat or rainwater.
?Let?s make this quick. If I miss another lesson, Aglahr will never show me his secret.?
Mino took steady strides across the field. His legs were long so even a steady pace would quickly get Rain where she needed to be.
As they neared the stable where they were heading, a strange creak was heard below them. Rain looked over her side, past Mino?s.
It?s just earth, she thought.
Another groaning creak.
A sudden anxiety overtook her as Mino took another step.
Oh no…
Not a second later, the ground suddenly cracked and slumped at least a foot.
Mino froze.
The groaning swelled then cracked again. Rain realized what was happening and gave Mino a swift kick to his side when the floor began to rupture and come out beneath them. The horse?s hind legs flailed as he scraped the remaining earth with his front hooves in an attempt to escape the fall. Rain tried to hold onto the horse?s saddle but found it difficult as it was slick with water. Looking over her shoulder into the opening below, she guessed it would be at least an eight foot fall. There was water though the depth was unknown.
One of Mino?s rear hooves caught a sturdier plank of wood, giving him the support to lift his behind out of the hole but when he jerked forward, Rain lost her grip and fell into the pit.
It felt as if her stomach rose to her throat making it hard to scream as she dropped. She landed on her feet at first but the weight proved too much as she dropped again to her rear, bumping her head on a plank behind her. To top it all off, another large beam dropped onto her lap, trapping her leg underneath.
With a clench of her teeth, she stifled another scream.
A dense cloud of dust floated and tickled Rain?s nostrils sending her into a coughing spell. With each gasp, she inhaled a mouthful of more dust, leaving her with a unpleasant taste.
When all had finally calmed, she looked up at the gray skies through the new hole she had created.
?Mino?? she called up to the horse.
Rain heard the shuffling of hooves in the dirt then sighed in relief as the silhouette of his head peered down to her.
?Thank God you?re alright,? she murmured. ?Father would kill me if you were hurt.?
All attention had quickly gone to a sharp pain in Rain?s leg. With a deep breath, she slid her hands under the overlying beam and pushed with her chest.
A lot of effort but to no avail. The beam was heavy and Rain?s arms were already sore from trying to hold onto Mino before her fall.
What was I thinking? she asked herself. Peering through the darkness, she quickly took notice of the waters? rising level. The rain was in a constant downpour above her.
?Help! Someone, please help me!? Her voice ricocheted off the surrounding walls leaving her feeling hopeless.
?No one?s ever going to hear me down here.?
Trying once more to move the beam, her leg protested with a throb of pain. Rain slumped as she realized the unlikelihood of escaping alone. Not a moment later, something trickled down her calf. Taking her first two fingers, she slid it between her leg and the beam bringing them out wet in warm blood.
What am I going to do?
With every moment that passed, Rain would assess the rising water, estimating how much time would be left for her to escape; or until her watery death.
?I can?t die like this,? she spoke to no one in particular. ?I?m only eighteen or will be soon, anyway. My friends deserve the opportunity to watch me exaggerate surprise at the celebration!?
The water was now waist deep. With a moan, she continually strived to move the beam from her leg, her mind racing between the man who chased her and her family who no doubt took notice
of her absence by now.
its directed to y.a. readers

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:41:58 GMT

Resolved Question: I think i have a heart problem?
I mean physcially… my mom has a heart arythmia and my cousin had an un diagnosed heart problem which he had to get treated for…once in a while i’ll get this sharp pain in my heart and it often feels more then just a typical spasm. I mean idk i just have that feeling. It literally makes me stop and hold my heart and go “ow ow ow” and hurts momentarily. I won’t even be doing anything stressful. I play sports now and as a kid and i never had a problem.. it never bothered.. i eat healthy and drink lots of water and talk a multi vitamin so i think i’m healthy…my mom was diagnosed in her late 40’s. with heart arythmia and was hospitalized and is now on meds…i want to know if i could have the same thing possibly? Are these signs? And please don’t just say “go to the doctor and see” obviously i will eventuallly but i wanna know what people think to see if i should or not. What do you think? anyone with knowledge?

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:14:39 GMT
Open Question: What would you do if you were czarina in Obama administration?
Three fair maidens, late one night,
Sat and spun by candlelight.
“Were our tsar to marry me,”
Said the eldest of the three,
“I would cook and I would bake -
Oh, what royal feasts I’d make.”
Said the second of the three:
“Were our tsar to marry me,
I would weave a cloth of gold
Fair and wondrous to behold.”
But the youngest of the three
Murmured: “If he married me -
I would give our tsar an heir
Handsome, brave, beyond compare.”
At these words their chamber door
Gently creaked-and lo, before
These three maidens’ very eyes
Stood their tsar, to their surprise.
He had listened by their gate
Whither he’d been led by fate,
And the words that he heard last
Made his heart with love beat fast.
“Greetings, maiden fair,” said he -
“My tsaritsa you shall be,
And, ere next September’s done,
See that you bear me a son.
As for you, fair sisters two,
Leave your home without ado;
Leave your home and follow me
And my bride that is to be.
Royal weaver, YOU I’ll make,
YOU as royal cook I’ll take.”
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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:40:58 GMT

Open Question: Help i NEED answers for my multi health problems! desperately!?
OKay I have a lot of things wrong with me, it’s weird. I never ever get a real cold or anything like that but i always have weird sickness.
The first it this pain attack i get most likely when im nervous, sometimes randomly. Its this pain, at the bottom, right in the middle where my my ribs meet, so between my ribs, right below it. Its this pain that gradually grows faster and faster to the point where i cannot stand or breath properly, i can’t even speak with this pain. I usually just curl into and grasp the horrible pain. It usually lasts for about a good 5-10 minutes, after that i just get back up to normal. How ever i do get very faint and weak, like i get really tired after it, sometimes shaky.
* I went to the doctor for this, but it was my last question, and apparently she was in a rush so she just told me it’s most likely normal.
The second issue is i always get random fevers, like every so often i would burn up, and get super hot, but it only lasts for about 5 minutes to a half hour, and would basically go on and off. Its really weird, i mean i feel sick for that quick moment, but it goes away after.
Third is sometimes my heart just beats like crazy, and i wake up from it, like it eats so fast it gets so tiring. Like i sweat and like i breathe heavily, but i don’t know if this is my imagination.
Fourth, my dog got sick the other day, and i went into shock or something, but basically i was so upset that i went stiff, like i couldn’t move, everythign felt numb, my head, my legs and my arms. It felt like a million needles poking me (doesn’t hurt, you know that weird needle feeling?) it felt like it was poking me everywhere and i couldn’t move. After this happened the day after my wrist started to really hurt, like it was sprained but it wasn’t swollen. Then the day after it hurts to type or hold a drink. Liek the pain is on and off, it’s been a week, and in the morning i had constant sharp pains, and then i was forced to do heavy work so it stopped hurting for now, but i know it’s gonna come back tomorrow, cause the pain just goes on and off, it’s rather annoying.
I’m a healthy 18 year old female, with no bad health history unless a seizure is counted (i had that when i was 5, but i heard that was normal)
Ive been to the doctors for my heart beat before and they told me it was just a murmur but i feel like i should go again. and i had my blood taken from this doctor, who told me my blood cell count is higher than avg and told me to come back. I didn’t end up going to her but i went to a different doctor to get my blood test and they told me nothing was wrong with my blood, what should i do?
Also for my heat thing, the doctor did say it might do something with my thyroid, but again when i went for an ultrasound for the second time with a different new doctor, they found no problem. Should i just go back to my old one and get an ultrasound there?
Does anyone know what’s wrong with me? or have an idea? thank you! PS i live in Canada i don’t know if that makes a difference.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:17:13 GMT

Open Question: I’m 17 and have an abnormal ekg..?
I got my results of the ekg and the doctor said that it is abnormal. She said that she was referring me to a pediatric cardiologist for a echocardiogram and to look at it because it could be normal for me and my age. Is there a big chance there is something wrong?
I’m worried because heart disease runs on my dad’s side of the family, and he died of a massive heart attack at 45 and he had a prolapse heart valve but i’m not sure if that would have anything to do with his heart attack. The doctor said that the ‘J’ waves or something weren’t normal and she said that can be associated with a heart problem or heart disease so I’m really worrying.
Also, does anyone know what three ’spots’ [not sure what they’re called] could be on my left lung? I’ve never had pneumonia and I don’t smoke.

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:16:09 GMT

Open Question: What do you think of the prologue of my story?
The prologue is written in present tense, whereas the rest of the novel is written in past tense (so don’t let that put you off.) What do you think of the prologue?
PROLOGUE
The sweet symphonic melody of singing birds erupts, signally a process as old as time itself. The sun?s iridescent rays fall upon the assembly of uplifted faces, each squinting against the light, eager in anticipation for the renewing of life. The fresh aroma of spring is light in the air. Hundreds of people stand in a circular arrangement, each hand or arm connected, in the same place their ancestors once stood, waiting for the same thing.
Necks craned toward the sky, the crowd becomes restless. This is unusual; it should not take this long. It should start when the birds croon their song and end just as suddenly. The children fidget and tug at their parent?s arms; the adults begin to murmur amongst themselves, worry etched on their faces; the elders exchange silent glares and purse their lips.
Then, as natural as the seasons change and grass grows, the clouds part and the annual Harvest begins. A single shining rock hurtles from the heavens and takes its place in soft grass, only the sharpest eyes catching the movement. A child shrieks with joy but is held back by his mother. To the gathered crowd, it is immediately obvious what the object is, and more follow suit. The sky glitters as the small metallic buds fall to earth. It is a delicate type of falling, almost like floating, though quick as wink. The birds continue singing and not one bud lands outside the circle.
A woman stands with her husband, her arm wrapped around his. As she stands in the circle formation, she realises that one of these, one of these tiny buds holds her unblossomed baby. Only protocol and custom stops her from running forward and cupping the tiny bud in her hands. Instead, she stares in wonder, overcome with the greatest sense of awe. The birds cease their song and the buds rest in the grass with finality, an expected thirty in total.
She is astonished she can feel such love for something barely larger than a pea. This bud has become an extension of herself. She knows the bud will grow and as it does, so will her love for it, until, when her heart feels like exploding, the bud will blossom.

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:08:19 GMT
Open Question: anyone know what to do about someone that has heart disease and diabetes, and seems really weak?
he has a hard time going outside, when it’s warm out. he gets really weak. he also has arthritis in his back and can’t stand for too long.

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:37:29 GMT

Open Question: How can I make my cat put on weight?
I’ve got an 18yr old cat who is painfully thin.
She was the runt of the litter so has always been small but Im really worried about her weight.
We took her to vets & they’ve checked her out & said other than slight heart murmur & being underweight (she only weighs 2kg) she’s perfectly ok.
We (my family) thought she’d put some weight on but I’ve just been fussing her & noticed she’s got loose excess skin cos she so thin.
Can anyone recommend some form of “build up” or weight gain products we can give her?
She has seen the vet, the vet says shes ok & he also confirmed her thyroid is fine.

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:29:09 GMT

Open Question: Becoming more aggressive and short tempered Why?
For the past 3 weeks now I have noticed that I am getting easily irritated over small things and when i express my anger it is really bad!! Last night was the first time I realised how aggressive I had gotten and I felt so embarrassed.
Last night I went to buy some credit for my phone in a shop, the guy there has my number and I have gone there twice. Anyway I walk away was on my way to the shops when i tried calling my friend and I couldn’t because my phone still had no credit.
I don’t know what came over me, but I wanted to kill that guy! I was literally running, my heart beat was probably over 130 beats per minute, I was sweating and then when i got back to the phone shop the guy had closed. That even pissed me off more I felt like i turned into some kind of wild animal. I started banging on the glass, I banged so hard that it nearly cracked. Then the guy comes out and says the service isn’t working tonight, you will have to wait tomorrow.
I thought seriously that the guy had just gotten my money and didn’t charge my phone on purpose which was why he was closing, but really the service was just not available last night. After about 10 minutes while i was walking to the other shops I thought about what I did and I felt like shit. I was thinking this is not me, that wasn’t me.
I’m usually timid, shy and introverted I imagine myself a year Ago and yes I would be angry but I wouldn’t be running, or banging the glass wall like that.
It’s been happening for almost a month now. When something doesn’t make sense or if something doesn’t go my way I just go off my head like a wild animal. I am starting to really yell so loud and get violent. What is wrong with me?
2. Second it’s not just the anger temperament thing, it’s also that I seem to be in a fast pace all the time. I am walking faster than everyone else, I move very quickly and most of the time I dont even know it until I realise it only took me 5 minutes to finish cleaning the whole house and there I am sweating and panting afterwards.
3. I feel like time is so quick, it’s ridiculous. an hour feels like 15 minutes, 1 minute feels like 1 second. It’s Crazy!!! Half of the time I am chasing after time and the other half I realise I am faster than normal. Is there a time vortex or something like that in the universe?? like time is literally ticking faster than what it used to?
4. I hate mornings, I hate the sun I hate summer. I get pimples and uneven tones on my face and arms if I have to wake up early to do something. Usually I start work in the afternoon which is also why I like this job.
Everytime I am walking out in the sun in the morning or even in my car, I almost feel like I have the Fever?. Has anyone felt like this?
I seriously feel like I am ill and I get so weak during the day.
Where as at night it’s different. I feel fine but it’s hard for me to sleep early. I can’t sleep until after 3 or 4 am. I don’t know why.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME? IS THERE AN UNDERLYING DISEASE THAT I MAY HAVE OR SOMETHING?
AM I HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN?!!!
wHAT!!! WHAT?? HELP me!
Well I don’t know but I just had my medical exam and the results were fine. I had just a month ago.

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:41:28 GMT

Open Question: Can someone scientifically explain how saturated fat “raises cholesterol” and “causes heart disease”?
I enjoy contributing to health articles here on yahoo, but I am quite upset over people’s answers to some questions. For example, if somone wants to lose weight, i see some answers like:
“Don’t eat red meat ,it has saturated fat and it will kill you!!11!!!”
This is terrible misinformation and somewhat like brainwashing,as we have been eating animal fat for thousands of years, and as soon as we started consuming grains and vegetable oils,(about 100 years ago) CHD has spiked significantly.
Can someone prove me wrong without quoting wikipedia on how saturated fat is bad for us? I’d love to see a great explaination. PM me if you reply is too long!

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:00:35 GMT