Posted by Gary Walmer (67.172.168.223) on June 28, 2005 at 1:20:42 a.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "My Papa's Waltz" posted by Gary Walmer on June 27, 2005 at 8:02:07 p.m.:
>> As a reply to this message, post your first impressions of "My Papa's Waltz."
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>I think I would have renamed this poem. Something like "When Mama would not dance", or " My first dance lessons with papa". I could only imagine this young boy having to endure the drunken stupor of his dad. It must have been fun at first but the impression I get reading this poem is the fun long ran out when the alcohol still made its presence known. Interesting poem.
This reading had the greatest impact on me. The tone and rhythm were much clearer then when I read it. I almost sense more the just drunken abuse. I sensed possible indecency toward the child. The tools here such as the irony and image were much clearer. Like the romped word. It appears clear that the Father was abusive to some extent, indicating irony. Over the entire poem was good as it causes the reader to think.