Patrick,
The image is of fallen petals that cling to the bough because it is wet.
The word "bough" tells us they're the petals of a flowering _tree_.  (Rose
bushes don't have boughs. )  The faces stand out from the crowd as the
petals stand out against the dark wood.
Tim



----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Lennox" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: petals


> Tim, some more questions:
>
>    Why do we suppose that they are petals of a tree and not petals of a
rose
> of some color?  Are the petals not supposed to represent the faces in the
> crowd?  If so, are they not to be a flesh tone?  When you recite the poem
> aloud with your eyes closed what color do you see?
>
> Patrick Lennox
>
>
> >From: Tim Romano <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
> >    <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: petals
> >Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:42:21 -0500
> >
> >Patrick,
> >Taking your question seriously....
> >
> >What we can surmise is that they're the petals of a flowering tree....and
> >therefore light-colored-- luminous against the dark bough.   But the
color
> >of the subway tokens remains a mystery.
> >Tim Romano
> >
> >
> > > Questions:
> > >    What color are the faces in the crowd?  What color are the petals?
> > >
>
>
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