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? > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com