A son is home for Christmas by Yutka

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Wed, 2006-01-04 13:54

This says so much by saying so little. The use of the ordinary to express the inner self is, I think, a particularily British trait - and when it's done well, like here, it's very effective indeed:

http://www.abctales.com/story/yutka/a-son-is-home-for-christmas

Wed, 2006-01-04 16:38

span

I enjoyed this from a purely personal perspective. It is easy to relate to. Almost disturbingly resonant of what I perceive to many peoples trips home to feel like. Span

Wed, 2006-01-04 17:54

milkstone

This wonderful poem by Yutka about the returning son for whom the fatted calf is slaughtered resonates with pain. About the space , virtually impossible to bridge, between parents and their children; and pain about the desolate relationship between the parents, not even really united in their love for the son. I don't know about it being British though. I know for a fact that Yutka, like me, is foreign. I think it is a universal poem about universal themes.

Wed, 2006-01-04 18:46

Yutka

Thanks everybody for your thoughts and a special thanks to Tony for flagging me. I am very happy for your 'I think, a particularily British trait' ....I got it then, haven't I?

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