The Old Woman- Joseph Campbell
As a white candle
In a holy place,
So is the beauty
Of an aged face.
As the spent radience
Of the winter sun,
So is a woman
With her travail done.
Her brood gone from her,
And her thoughts as still
As the watersUnder a ruined mill.
In a holy place,
So is the beauty
Of an aged face.
As the spent radience
Of the winter sun,
So is a woman
With her travail done.
Her brood gone from her,
And her thoughts as still
As the watersUnder a ruined mill.
The poem 'The Old Woman' is written by Joseph Campbell. The poem is divided
into 3 stanza. The meaning of the poem is deeper than any romantic poem.
The poem is very simple, realistic poem. The poet has given the
description of old lady by different comparisons . It s very natural to
see beauty in young women , but t is very understanding to describe the beauty
of old woman. It requires great imaginative power to see beauty in old
age.
In the first stanza , the poet compares the old lady with the white
candle. As the white candle in the holy place gives light and guided the
person who comes there. It is the symbol of holy figure. Likewise the old
lady's face compared with the white candle. The old lady guides others by
the using experience. She enlightens the life of others. Moreover, white
candle is a symbol of beauty. The poet finds beauty in her face.
In the second stanza, the poet compares the old lady with the spent
radiance of the winter's sun. It means passing of time, and as the sun travels
more and more in the sky it spends its radiance more and more. Through the time
passes , she has gathered a wide experience of life. Moreover , at the
sunshine the sunset looks beautiful due to radiance. Here, the same thing
for the old lady. Here wide range of experience is an extra ornaments in the
life of old lady. It adds charms in her beauty.
In the final stanza, the poet compares the old woman with the ruined water of
the mill. They neither vanished nor runs away. So here the same position for
the old lady. Her broods have gone away from her in old age and , her thoughts
are still as ruined waters of the mills. It means it suggests steadiness and
maturity in the life of old lady.
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