Comments on: Gaily bedight http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/ poetry, audio poems, music Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:50:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Karen Joy http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/#comment-41 Karen Joy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:10:41 +0000 http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/#comment-41 Ah ha! Found your blog searching for the Poe poems "The Bells" and "Eldorado." It was my guess that "bedight" meant fancy or decorated, which, indeed, it does. Also, clicking on your link for the poem "The Bells," I read through it and it answered my question... The anthology I have (which is the truly lovely "Classic Poetry: An Illustrated Collection" selected by Michael Rosen, published by Candlewick Press) prints just its first verse, about the sleigh bells. I had thought it an uncommonly chipper Poe poem, and was quite surprised by it. Then, I read the complete poem, to which you link, and my surprise was turned into an, "I knew it it was too cheery to be Poe!" when the poem continues to deeper and darker types of bells... Ah ha! Found your blog searching for the Poe poems “The Bells” and “Eldorado.” It was my guess that “bedight” meant fancy or decorated, which, indeed, it does.

Also, clicking on your link for the poem “The Bells,” I read through it and it answered my question… The anthology I have (which is the truly lovely “Classic Poetry: An Illustrated Collection” selected by Michael Rosen, published by Candlewick Press) prints just its first verse, about the sleigh bells. I had thought it an uncommonly chipper Poe poem, and was quite surprised by it. Then, I read the complete poem, to which you link, and my surprise was turned into an, “I knew it it was too cheery to be Poe!” when the poem continues to deeper and darker types of bells…

]]> By: Karen Rice http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/#comment-26 Karen Rice Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:13:34 +0000 http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/#comment-26 You know, I just realized that what shows up on the front page of this blog is just a snippet. I thought your blogs were short, reely!! LOL this was very interesting to read. now that I found it all!! You know, I just realized that what shows up on the front page of this blog is just a snippet. I thought your blogs were short, reely!! LOL

this was very interesting to read. now that I found it all!!

]]> By: Karen Rice http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/#comment-14 Karen Rice Fri, 04 May 2007 03:17:50 +0000 http://reelyredd.com/blog/2007/05/01/gaily-bedight/#comment-14 I really like "The Bells". I really like “The Bells”.

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