01-15-2013, 11:33 PM
Hi Todd! Thanks so much for your comments.
I think if I told you the inspiration/meaning behind this it would take all the fun out of it.
You're spot on in some ways though there are some undertones that I thought would be more obvious but I'm glad are not. I did toy around with spilled and spilt in the first draft and settled on spilling because it rolled better on my tongue. I'll keep poking at that bit some more before I put this one to bed. (I'm from the States, btw but have spent too much time in Europe and watching UK tv not to try spilt. lol)
The title was one I thought of because it had the ennui of romanticism and yet was also relevant to jellyfish themselves. If you're ever able to be on the Atlantic coast in September/Early Autumn there are jellyfish all over the place. At least there were when I was a child. Not sure if the environment is the same these days.
Again, thank you. I was uncertain about the rhyme and I feel much better about it now. I also especially loved hearing your interpretations. Stream of consciousness is my favorite.
I think if I told you the inspiration/meaning behind this it would take all the fun out of it.
You're spot on in some ways though there are some undertones that I thought would be more obvious but I'm glad are not. I did toy around with spilled and spilt in the first draft and settled on spilling because it rolled better on my tongue. I'll keep poking at that bit some more before I put this one to bed. (I'm from the States, btw but have spent too much time in Europe and watching UK tv not to try spilt. lol)The title was one I thought of because it had the ennui of romanticism and yet was also relevant to jellyfish themselves. If you're ever able to be on the Atlantic coast in September/Early Autumn there are jellyfish all over the place. At least there were when I was a child. Not sure if the environment is the same these days.
Again, thank you. I was uncertain about the rhyme and I feel much better about it now. I also especially loved hearing your interpretations. Stream of consciousness is my favorite.