Eden rock Flashcards
they are waiting for me somewhere beyond Eden rock
this poem is a frozen memory and the biblical reference to the garden of Eden suggests it is a perfect and peaceful place
my father twenty five in the same suit
my mother twenty three in a sprigged dress
this is an important memory to the persona because there is a lot of detail he remembers and since his mother and father were mentioned to it could suggest they were important to him
line 9 to line 12
it reinforces the idea that this is a memory he can remember clearly and embedded in his mind as there is more vivid imagery and he might not want to let go of and retain it
the sky whitens as if lit by three suns
religious imagery which could indicate how sacred the place is to the child
crossing is not as hard as you might think
his parents have always been there to make things easier and he misses it
I had not thought it would be like this
left on an ambivalent ending
