Midnight Gates
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The tone of the poem could be construed as melancholy as it is ostensibly about death, but in actuality it more a celebration of life and extols the virtues of passing away. Describing it as a sweet and beautiful experience. In the first line of the poem, which can be read in full here , the poet mentions angels which straight away drops a big hint as to the poems content. Opening the gates is a thinly veiled bible reference as it is said in the bible that when you come to die that there are gates into heaven, traditionally these gates ere guarded by St.
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It is interesting that the time midnight is used. Though this is a very short stanza there are a couple of striking things about it which are both notable firstly, the gates are described as being wheeled open.
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This imagery evokes an image of a more contemporary gate then the ones traditionally associated with the gates of heaven. This stanza describes the angels arriving. Their description gives them a very majestic feel.
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They are certainly made to feel very grandiose. The reference to their incomprehensible tongue is an interesting one.
In the bible not all he choirs of angels could speak to humans, not unlike god himself. Only certain choirs of angels possessed the power to speak to human beings and these were the ones that carried gods messages. Here we see Meireles invoke nature to describe the beautiful scene. The imagery is rich in this stanza. If you examine the content she mentions: It would appear then that the entirety of the natural world is present for this event. Using images from the natural world in this way was a hallmark of the great romantic poets such as Wordsworth.
All of these wonderful items from the natural world appear to blend together.
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They mingle with the stars. Is this the light at the end of the tunnel so often used by people to denote the last few moments before passing away? Here Mereiles uses a simple refrain, echoing her previous statement. Following the fullness of the previous statement the sparseness of this stanza makes it fee empty. Giving a sense of peace and finality. If the previous stanza did not give proceedings an aura of finality then this one certainly does.
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It says there is no more time. This is a really interesting concept Most of our lives are dictated by the passing of time. The end of time really is an end. Jane Fonda is right, I think: When Eli and I were hiking along a trail in the amazing silence of El Charco , a botanical garden and ceremonial space about forty-five minutes away from San Miguel, Eli suggested that moving here might be the answer to my prayers.
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As we drank our cappuccinos last week, she told me I should be proud of myself for making this change. We talked about the many opportunities that exist in San Miguel de Allende for political action. After five months of house meetings and political actions, now we have each other.
The saying speaks to what I learned at the personal growth retreat last October. In a moment of clarity, I saw that the quality of my life was totally up to me. Even the cat knows, as Joni Mitchell sings in Down to You ,. You can crawl, you can fly, too.
He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. The 13th Gate has a massive indoor queue line to keep people out of the rain. Running away, running away from the pain of insight No running away, running away It is going to fetch you You just go ahead and close your eyes. The memorial commemorated those men of the British Empire , including Australia, who died in the battles of the First World War around the town. The Gates of Midnight is written in free verse there are eight stanzas of varying length with the longest stanza being five lines, this is the fourth stanza. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate along with the two gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. In many ways time is synonymous with life and so the ending of one would coincide with the ending of the other.
It all comes down to you. Carolyn, how precious this time is for you. So much changed for you this year, missing your dad, leaving your students. Yet, look at you nourishing this new-found wisdom. I, for one, am grateful that you are sharing it. And that cat picture? Live on, my friend.
You are doing it so completely and so well. I am so happy for you that you have found this place for your life to open up and new adventures to be.
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Thank you for sharing with us all. I feel the peace in your place. And I appreciate that you are sharing it with all of us.