Posted by Gary Walmer (67.172.168.223) on June 28, 2005 at 11:08:55 a.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "My Papa's Waltz" posted by Paul Kennedy on June 27, 2005 at 9:37:13 p.m.:
>After hearing and seeing the different elements in the poem I realize this poem is not at all happy childhood memory but a very unpleasant memory. One where the child is actually hanging on for his life.
Paul
I to thought the poem was more of a frolic type memory, and like you after reading the elements of drama realized this was more of a bad dream. It is actually quite interesting how the first impression of something can be so far off for all of us. Have a good day.
GARY