A Girl - A poem by Ezra Pound


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Ezra Pound - A Girl

The tree has entered my hands, 
The sap has ascended my arms, 
The tree has grown in my breast- 
Downward, 
The branches grow out of me, like arms. 

Tree you are, 
Moss you are, 
You are violets with wind above them. 
A child - so high - you are, 
And all this is folly to the world.

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Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: A Girl Poem of the Day: Oct 4 2000 Comment 38 of 38, added on April 4th, 2008 at 11:37 AM. I want to thaks Elena from Spain. I have just read the myth Of Dafne and Apolo. At a first sigth the poem seems to be simple, but it isnt. Franscisco Gallardo from Mexico Comment 37 of 38, added on February 14th, 2008 at 3:31 AM. This poem is based on the mith of Apollo and Daphne. Pound is telling in this poem the part in which Daphne is turning into a laurel tree to scape from Apollo. The first part is told by Daphne in first person, telling her process of transformation. The second part is told by Apollo who is seeing the process. If you want to understand better this poem, you should read the myth of Daphne and Apollo. Elena from Spain Comment 36 of 38, added on December 4th, 2007 at 2:41 PM. i think this poem is about any girl, and the author uses the tree as a way of expressing its comunion with the girl, and the world failing to the understand the love which ties him to the girl, thinks its all folly or somethig like that, besides, its only my interpretation, and good poems are good because they have so many cool interpretations, diversity generates cultural richness Jorge from Mexico More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Girl, has received 38 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Ezra Pound with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: A Girl Last read: May 14 2008, 11:37PM Poem of the Day: Oct 4 2000 Viewed 132933 times. Added on December 4th, 2007 at 2:41 PM.

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