tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10319009.post110674693216149197..comments2023-07-31T16:31:32.287+08:00Comments on the pink ponder: Hush Tina, Do Not CryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10319009.post-1107261218277317122005-02-01T20:33:00.000+08:002005-02-01T20:33:00.000+08:00There are different ways people look at a thing. F...There are different ways people look at a thing. For a young girl who is blinded by her despair because of her father's absence, rain is her sign of sorrow. Yet for a farmer, rain is a sign of hope. <br />Sowing a seed may also mean the father is elsewhere, maybe abroad or working far from home, earning a living for his family. The poem justifies their absence. Though his absence hurts, in the long run it is for a good cause.<br />-Leslie Mae RiveroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10319009.post-1106908233118365182005-01-28T18:30:00.000+08:002005-01-28T18:30:00.000+08:00Notice the transition of stanzas, and the change o...Notice the transition of stanzas, and the change of Tina's dress color from white to red. It's entirely possible (given the background provided) that the red means much more than maturity, age and a certain knowledge about how the world works. It could stand for corruption of an innocent mind.<br /><br />While the father reasons with Tina about the significance of crying heavens, he gives her a glimpse (a minor one at that) of the world and what is wrong with it, and perhaps, this little glimpse is all that is required for Tina to grow up and cease being a child.<br /><br />Chia RoxasChiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097653110398902015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10319009.post-1106897457703353982005-01-28T15:30:00.000+08:002005-01-28T15:30:00.000+08:00harsh reality.. dirty politics... little people be...harsh reality.. dirty politics... little people bear the burden of it. <br /><br />-- Wanda Madarang R16<br /> I - BS CTMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com