“Tilia Cordata”
Initially I was caught off guard when reading this poem. What started out as something so peaceful referencing flowers, trees and tea soon changed to something completely different. “Tilia Cordata” did a great job of creating two different sets of imagery. rather than focusing on its peaceful setting I found myself thinking about the holocaust and how haunting that event was for the author. The tea and flowers represented home/safety. Those things represented peace and time away from chaos. The author ends the poem saying “what remains untouched? Nothing at all. still, who can blame me if I stay awhile? It can’t last too much longer, this perfume, but here, just now, my linden tree’s in bloom”. Nobody can escape sad times in life, it happens to all of us. However we all have something that keeps us at peace for the time being.
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