Re: Bob's Cherries..
- From: Nate Smith <greystone@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:12:12 -0400
Temporary Like Achilles wrote:
bobette wrote:
I was discussing with my father over the weekend what Bob may or may
not have meant on Po' Boy when he sings:
"Poor boy, layin' 'em straight - pickin' up the cherries fallin' off
the plate"
Is this another literary reference?
My thought was that cherries are seen as rich, the best. As in 'cherry
picking'. Could be that his wealth is in decline - (a bit like Like A
Rolling Stone).
Or he is scrounging from the rich.
My father said that his cherry plate could be overflowing with
richness.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Dylan does make literary references, of course, but he also frequently
alludes to paintings. Often, he places paintings into a context of
movement or inability to move. I wondered if he was referring to
Cezanne's "Still Life Of Plate Of Cherries".
Temporary
Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold, cover me with a blanket,
By the way, what happened to that poisoned wine?"
She said, "I gave it to you, you drank it."
Po' boy, layin' him straight,
Pickin' up the cherries fallin' off the plate.
the cherries appear to fallen off the plate during Othello's
spasm of death. perhaps Othello was in the process of eating
them when the poison kicked in. Po' Boy, being a servant there,
is picking them up after laying the body out straight.
- nate
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