January 23, 2004
Rosy-Fingered Dawn
Homer's repeated rosy-fingered dawns break lots of rules outlined in a list of ten mistakes often made by writers (via Hoarded Ordinaries and Burningbird), but I think Homer had different rules, and aren't we glad he did?
I woke this morning to a thick tule fog which turned pink as the sun, somewhere out there in the east, rose. I tried to draw the tree outside our kitchen window with my walnut ink. I have altered the hue on the drawing to approximate the hue I saw: it was completely monochrome, just different levels of saturation.
Posted by Pica at January 23, 2004 08:37 AM | TrackBackOoooh, I love Homer even more now that you've encouraged me to see him as a Rebellious Rule Breaker! I'd never dream of tagging "rosy fingered dawn" a crutch term. The conventions of oral poetry aside, that description is perfect: in the hands of a master, the rules melt like butter.
I love the drawing. When I first saw it, I stared for a moment or two trying to decide if it was a painting or a weirdly altered (by fog, etc) sepia-toned photo. Either way, it's wonderfully evocative, like a Chinese landscape scroll. Thank you.
Posted by: Lorianne at January 24, 2004 04:44 AMI wish I could see this photo bigger . . .
Posted by: Lin B at January 24, 2004 08:51 AMAh, what a lovely image, the tree blooming as it is leafless, out of the pink swirl of the tule fog. I love the calming effects of tule fog ... provided I don't have to drive anywhere in it.
Posted by: maria at January 24, 2004 11:56 AMGreat image - one question: What is a "tule" fog?
Posted by: Jenny at January 24, 2004 02:57 PMI just re-read this and realized you said "drawing", not "photo".
Haunting and textural, yet simple as well. Very nice.
Posted by: ntexas99 at January 24, 2004 05:14 PMJenny: "tule" (pronounced tew-lee) is a form of reed that grows in the great flood plain that is the Central Valley of California. We have tule elk and the (in)famous tule fog, which is highly local and can hit all of a sudden (Friday's weather forecasters in Sacramento described the visibility as "zero"). I didn't have to drive, thank goodness, but I DID have to get on my bike, and was sure to wear bright yellow.
Posted by: Pica at January 24, 2004 07:39 PMTule - a new word for me too. I thought you meant but had misspelled tulle ("a fine, often starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon, used especially for veils, tutus, or gowns").
Posted by: Lin B at January 25, 2004 05:30 AMI concur about the drawing. Re: Homer vs. the rules, I did read that list of rules and thought it was fine - for prose. The whole point of writing poetry, however (setting aside the whole question of oral composition) is inventing one's own rules!
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