Mar 30, 2010 Bonsai by Edith Tiempo. Bonsai Edith Tiempo. So honored to have participated in Edith Tiempo’s state funeral in. Jun 09, 2013 Bonsai By Edith Tiempo. All that I love I fold over once And once again And keep in a box Or a slit in a hollow post Or in my shoe. All that I love?

At first, when you read the poem; you will notice that the poem doesn’t contain the word “bonsai” or “tree” in it. Instead, it describes things that are small and are of relevance with the title of the poem. You may see also that the poem describes simple things such as money bill and a letter. I think the persona really wants to use these kinds of things because she wants the readers to be informed that these simple things can have a sentimental value for a person and that it contains memories that are important to them. The persona in the poem is like a mother talking to her daughter about some things that are important to her and giving it to her daughter. It is like making her realize that even small things have big sentimental values and it can either be a thing or a place or something that has memories written all over it. The persona gives these things like a letter or a money bill to her daughter because it means a lot to her and I think the mother is also making her daughter like these things because it is very important to her.

I think Edith Tiempo has done a great job in giving the images that are found in her poem because it can be related to a bonsai because the images she picked are of smaller sizes and it can be folded into smaller and smaller sizes but not taking off the big sentimental value it has. I think that she intended to do the images relatable to a bonsai because a bonsai is a small tree, but still it is a tree and it has the characteristic of a tree like branches, twigs, leaves and as well as the trunk. I think that the simplicity of the poem gives us a way to relate with the poem because it is uses simple descriptions and can be understood even if a child reads it. Naruto Generations Keygen Cs6. The theme of the poem is memories can be compacted into small things and can also have the same sentimental value with the events that are very important to our lives. I think Edith Tiempo has made a poem that is relatable as well as understandable of people of all ages and it gives a simple theme about memories being of smaller size, can give a big sentimental value.

Bonsai By Edith Tiempo All that I love I fold over once And once again And keep in a box Or a slit in a hollow post Or in my shoe All that I love? Why, yes but for the moment- And for all time, both. Something that folds and keeps easy, Son’s note, or Dad’s one gaudy tie, A roto picture of a young queen A blue Indian shawl, even A money bill. It’s utter sublimation, A feat, this heart’s control Moment to moment To scale all love down To a cupped hand’s size. Till seashells are broken pieces From God’s own bright teeth, All life and love are real Things you can run and Breathless hand over To the merest child The poem “Bonsai” by Edith Tiempo is basically a poem talking about love. At first, it will be hard understanding the poem as it is, but as one reads this poem further the more one would understand what this poem or what the poet is trying to convey to its readers. This poem talks about how one could have that ability seize such a huge thought and compact them down to something small to be able to hand them over to one person to another.