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Comment 7 of 7, added on February 5th, 2008 at 5:06 PM.
I do agree with Liz and Melissa. Also, Second Fig is a reiteration of First
Fig. In both poems time or the lack of time is apparent. It is better to
have happiness and do what you choose for a lesser time than feel
contentedness( by content I mean be Ok with what you have but not exactly
overjoyed), safety and boredom for a much longer time. In other words,
better to have had and lost, than never to have had at all. Even if being
extremely happy for a short while means you will be devastatingly miserable
when it ends, I believe one will learn more about life, one will be more
passionate about their experiences.
Personally, I have felt both ends of the spectrum and would never ever
settle for the house on solid rock! As much as I love to be happy I welcome
the down side as well because when the happiness comes again it's even
better than the last time. Feeling different emotions makes you a better
person. Today many people look to mask how they feel-no one is growing or
handling life and certainly not preparing the next generation to deal with
life's issues. It is either politically incorrect to talk about certain
issues or drug prescriptions are handed out like candy so one does not have
to be aware they care in the first place.
Actually, I have always loved both of these poems, long before I added all
the other thoughts they provoked. I just thought they meant being free!
Nicole from United States
Comment 6 of 7, added on March 14th, 2007 at 1:01 AM.
I believe she is refrencing the Bible. The new testament talks about
building your house upon a solid rock (Jesus Christ) or upon the sand (the
world). The houses on the rock have a firm foundation and won't be
destroyed when the storms come. The house that is built upon the sand,
however, will be destroyed during the storms. From her perspective, the
houses on the rock were ugly and her house upon the sand was a shining
palace. Unfortunately, the knew that through the storms (the very hard
times she went through in her life and then her death) it would amount to
nothing.
Cristina from United States
Comment 5 of 7, added on January 14th, 2006 at 1:33 PM.
I believe this poem to be a comentary about her life, while everyone else
builds their lives upon safe foundations of 9-5 jobs, marriage, children,
she leads a wonderful, promiscuous, adventurous life that holds no
securities, like sand ^_^
Dan S
Comment 4 of 7, added on November 21st, 2005 at 12:30 PM.
This poem reminds me to take risks in life. The houses on the rock are safe
but ugly, predictable, and conformist. The shining palace is about
developing the very best in yourself. It's about risking it all, knowing
that the foundation is shaky and that beauty is fleeting.
Liz from United States
Comment 3 of 7, added on August 1st, 2005 at 1:01 AM.
I LOVE THIS POEM, TO ME IT SHOWS HOW DELICATE THE THINGS THAT ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT REALLY ARE, AND HOW THE PHYSICAL THINGS OF THIS WORLD ARE NOT
NECCESSARALY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL.
MELISSA from United States
Comment 2 of 7, added on July 12th, 2005 at 4:50 PM.
This poem says to me that ugliness, such as war, death, demolition, is
always remembered, written down, kept as the most solid thing while beauty
like the sun, stars, and even the waves of the ocean are taken for granted
and won't be realized until they are gone and buried.
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!
Ugliness can be permenant, but beauty is a brief shining palace that will
quickly be devoured by the sand.
**This is just my opinion, no one should take anyone else's interpretation
as solid, unless it is given directly from the author. No one should count
anyone else's interpretation as wrong. Everyone has their own opinions,
even if they agree with others on certain other subjects. (sorry, I just
hate it when people say "you're wrong" when someone thinks of a poem
differently from themselves)
Michael Ring from United States
Comment 1 of 7, added on March 7th, 2005 at 8:21 AM.
True ecstasy can only be found in the imagination and it takes much more
than security to create a castle.
Danny Taylor from United States
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I do agree with Liz and Melissa. Also, Second Fig is a reiteration of First
Fig. In both poems time or the lack of time is apparent. It is better to
have happiness and do what you choose for a lesser time than feel
contentedness( by content I mean be Ok with what you have but not exactly
overjoyed), safety and boredom for a much longer time. In other words,
better to have had and lost, than never to have had at all. Even if being
extremely happy for a short while means you will be devastatingly miserable
when it ends, I believe one will learn more about life, one will be more
passionate about their experiences.
Personally, I have felt both ends of the spectrum and would never ever
settle for the house on solid rock! As much as I love to be happy I welcome
the down side as well because when the happiness comes again it's even
better than the last time. Feeling different emotions makes you a better
person. Today many people look to mask how they feel-no one is growing or
handling life and certainly not preparing the next generation to deal with
life's issues. It is either politically incorrect to talk about certain
issues or drug prescriptions are handed out like candy so one does not have
to be aware they care in the first place.
Actually, I have always loved both of these poems, long before I added all
the other thoughts they provoked. I just thought they meant being free!
Nicole from United States