Analysis of “At the Stern of a Ship,” focusing on how maritime imagery, metaphor, and paradox convey themes of memory and separation.
Metaphor and Paradox in Neil D. Lopido’s “At the Stern of a Ship”
Tag: water
Hush
Hush, stop moving-
feel the warmth
Clear Pond Water
Pond water is clear
this year. A wavery…
Old Man at the Cafe
An old man sits at a cafe never touching his beer. An American sits down next to him. They observe each other, believing themselves superior.
Dreams and Secrets of the Sea
A tale of a little orphan girl stealing dreams from a green, bib-wearing Sea Serpent, in a world where fairies take children’s dreams.
Trees of the house
Women and trees interconnect, the nuance of support. They weep and write, create and cry. Trees create magic similarly.
Quirks and Quiddities
All about the dangers of soil erosion in Bangladesh, the fate of farmers, and what is being done to prevent it.
Long Gone
A lakeside campground lies deserted after many years of service. Such places are best viewed at dusk and should be examined respectfully.
By the Strait
A work of allegorical fiction following a girl named Glauca as she navigates a world on the brink of the ocean while contending with memory and loss.
Two-Face
In this vignette, the teen discovers his courage and overcomes his life-long shame when he plunges off a quarry ledge to save his chief tormentor
Jumping Stanley Bridge
Jumping off the Stanley Bridge in to the bay, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
Dark Mess
An inevitable mess
The step
And shower waterfalls like moonlight at armistice for the elderly or youth in the all together
Last Swim
A man takes a swim and thinks back on his life as he drowns.
Water is life
Ogibway women around the world sing to water. They give thanks to water in prayers in ceremonies. They give […]