Post 10 | Madame Descartes

In the reading of “Madame Descartes” there is an incredibly strong voice of love and beauty seen. It is not simply a voice that describes but reflects the true emotions he feel when seeing this woman. This is a key in good poetry. It is truly a job well done when someone is able to show their feelings or the feelings that may suppose to be felt through literature. It’s almost the same as taking a picture so good in that it seems the viewer is almost there. We have always heard it’s completely different to be there in person than to simply view the picture. The one’s who are truly talented at their skills weather photography or in this case literature are able to for go the unfortunate situation of not being present. A sample of the elaborate language is seen in this passage when David St. John says, “Before the mirror I could see why scandal had tattooed even the air she walked through. I’d never seen a beauty like hers, riveting at the unicorn’s soft eye.” The analogy given in this quote to her beauty being that of a fictional creature soft eye in mind blowing. Not only does David St. John of her beauty on the atmosphere around her (scandal had tattooed even the air she walked though) he also gave an analogy that was appropriate but also evoked emotion. This is my goal when writing poetry. The most incredible thing though is that his language is not simply the use of large words yet is emotion being brought to life where large words are the only appropriate language at the time. Altogether I am moved when reading this. I have never seen love and beauty described in such a vivid way. I feel it fulfilled its purpose to the reader (me) by moving my emotion.