[Critique Group 2] poem explanation

[Tuchyner5 at aol.com]

Hi You All, 
I know you have been waiting with baited breath to hear  my explanation to 
my poem, Just Do It. So (drum roll) here it is. I’d  love to get some 
feedback if you have the time and inclination.  I think even if I didn’t have a  
blank-out in our session, I wouldn’t have been able to put this stuff 
together  extemporaneously. But I tried. 
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In verse one and 2 I’ve attempted to take the behavior of  life to create 
itself and to participate in the process of evolution, down to a  fundamental 
level.  The poem states  that there is the foundational drive the yin and 
yang (masculine and feminine,  or positive and negative, or black and white, 
and all polemics) to unite.  One plays a seemingly passive role of  
advertising eager receptivity and the other takes the active role of seeking  out. 
That is basic not only in biology but all forces in the universe.  The 
question asked is does this amount  to an intension devotion or love? The verse 
only poses the question. Not an  answer. 
In verse 3, ‘Mother is a manifestation of the feminine  principle who 
awaits discovery by the questing male energy. The verse is an  attempt to 
universalize the ideas in the first two verses. Any mystery not yet  fathomed by 
mankind or other intelligences is seen here as the feminine. The  implication 
I try to make is that mystery has an active side which is the come  hither 
power. In biology it is often expressed by pheromones. But any mystery  will 
be alluring to a seeking intelligence that wants to know. . So the ‘Mother’ 
 is the mother of discovery, invention as well as life. Mother, mystery, 
feminine  are all manifestations of the same quality. 
The following verse says that discovery is a two edged  sword. Penetrating 
the mystery can have many different effects. It can be a  force for good or 
evil. It cannot be predicted. The desire to understand, to  conquer, is 
constant. But the outcomes will be both good and bad. Thus the  Pandora’s Box 
analogy. Creativity, or the union of the yin and yang, will never  cease so 
Pandora’s Box will never be emptied or closed. Another analogy here is  the 
eating of the fruit of knowledge in Eden.  
In the final verse, I want to believe that love, passion,  devotion, 
referring to the questions posed in the first two verses, are all as  discussed 
above. It’s an uncertain world when you don’t know what’s coming out  of the 
box. But I have faith that it’s all good in the end, even if I can’t know  
and understand it all. So I choose to accept this quest, represented by the  
original egg and sperm. I will seek discovery, pursue mystery, and follow 
my  passions. They are my guiding stars. I accept the bumpy unpredictable 
Rhode.  This is, with the belief that it’s all good. Thus the title. Just Do  
It. 
I hope this doesn’t confuse you more than it elucidates.  
Leonard
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