"The Figure"
By Joseph Fasano
"The Figure" by Joesph Fasano is a very compelling poem that has many layers that one may have trouble understanding but when understood uncovers a deeper message. The poem uncovers a message about a person sitting on their farm and feeling a sense of guilt when his father "appears" in his field and makes him think. When we think about the dead we do not think about what happens after the die. They go back into the earth but is that enough. The poem uncovers the facts that "we abandon the dead (Fasano Line 22)" which is a ver complex thought that many don't think about and don't want to.
After we loose a love one they are always with us but life goes on. For some people moving on is a very hard process one filled with reflection but the poem reviews that everything we work for and everything that we have created eventually dissipates and turns into something new. The crops still grow and the house changes without us. Many forget the fact that our love ones are always with us and therefore they abandon the dead.
My opinion of this poem is that it is very insightful into the fact that people are always with us even after life and is very comforting to know that some poet is out here reminding people that we must not forget about the ones we lost and we must not move on so fast. We must take time to think back on life and not just forget that we all eventually get returned to the earth where we came from.
This seems like a very deep poem. I also like that he is bringing this idea into people's minds so as not to forget people that passed.
ReplyDeleteI love how perceptive this is. I agree that it's definitely important to remember the dead, especially those we treasured, and it's too often that we fail to remember the fruits of their labor from while they were alive. This poem seems really interesting :)
ReplyDeleteI love how cathartic this poem feels. It makes me think that we should not only respect the dead, but honor them and their lives. After all, our time here on Earth is short, so taking time to remember the deceased is not only precious, but comforting. It won't be long until we go back to where we "came from" either.
ReplyDeleteSo insightful and beautifully written. It is true that we feel a sense of dread to keep living a happy life when a loved one passes but it just shows how short life could be and we need to make the most out of it.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really hard to move on without a loved one, but it happens to many people and life does go on.
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