Dec 7, 2005 12:52
18 yrs ago
English term

I must have been a nomad child

Non-PRO Homework / test English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature In Days Gone By - Ida M. Mills
In this poem, poet felt happiness in being nomad??
Is it right? If yes, please specify.
PRAKAASH
Change log

Dec 7, 2005 13:18: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "...............I must have been a nomad child..................." to "I must have been a nomad child" , "Field (write-in)" from "In Days Gone By- Ida M. Mills" to "In Days Gone By - Ida M. Mills"

Discussion

Jack Doughty Dec 8, 2005:
Your poem must have been a nomad child, it's wandering all over the page.
PRAKASH SHARMA (asker) Dec 8, 2005:
oops, sorry for this mistake committed unintentionally Poem is repeated more than twice. The reason is the same that Mr. Mikhail has mentioned there. Sorry again.
PRAKASH SHARMA (asker) Dec 7, 2005:
Here is the concerned poem- In days gone by I feel that in the days gone by
I didn't live with walls and roofs.
Long ago in deserts dry
And heard the roar of thudding hoofs,
And I was racing madly,
My head bent to the wind,
And 50 thousand horsemen Galloping behind!
I feel that in that long ago
I must have been a nomad child
Feeling the desert sun's fierce glow, And then, in saddle, head bent low,
Heading a horde of Beduins wild.
I shut my eyes an instant
And see them in my mind,
These fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping, galloping
Fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping behind
-Ida M Mills
Mikhail Kropotov Dec 7, 2005:
Also, please do not refresh your page as it causes your last note to be duplicated over and over again. Instead you can use the direct link to the question: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1201025
PRAKASH SHARMA (asker) Dec 7, 2005:
Here is the concerned poem- In days gone by I feel that in the days gone by
I didn't live with walls and roofs.
Long ago in deserts dry
And heard the roar of thudding hoofs,
And I was racing madly,
My head bent to the wind,
And 50 thousand horsemen Galloping behind!
I feel that in that long ago
I must have been a nomad child
Feeling the desert sun's fierce glow, And then, in saddle, head bent low,
Heading a horde of Beduins wild.
I shut my eyes an instant
And see them in my mind,
These fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping, galloping
Fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping behind
-Ida M Mills
PRAKASH SHARMA (asker) Dec 7, 2005:
Here is the concerned poem- In days gone by I feel that in the days gone by
I didn't live with walls and roofs.
Long ago in deserts dry
And heard the roar of thudding hoofs,
And I was racing madly,
My head bent to the wind,
And 50 thousand horsemen Galloping behind!
I feel that in that long ago
I must have been a nomad child
Feeling the desert sun's fierce glow, And then, in saddle, head bent low,
Heading a horde of Beduins wild.
I shut my eyes an instant
And see them in my mind,
These fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping, galloping
Fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping behind
-Ida M Mills
PRAKASH SHARMA (asker) Dec 7, 2005:
Here is the concerned poem- In days gone by I feel that in the days gone by
I didn't live with walls and roofs.
Long ago in deserts dry
And heard the roar of thudding hoofs,
And I was racing madly,
My head bent to the wind,
And 50 thousand horsemen Galloping behind!
I feel that in that long ago
I must have been a nomad child
Feeling the desert sun's fierce glow, And then, in saddle, head bent low,
Heading a horde of Beduins wild.
I shut my eyes an instant
And see them in my mind,
These fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping, galloping
Fifty thousand horsemen
Galloping behind
-Ida M Mills
PRAKASH SHARMA (asker) Dec 7, 2005:
Punctuation marks Mikhail, Thanks for the suggestion.But I was trying to specify the lines from within the poem. :)
Mikhail Kropotov Dec 7, 2005:
Please post your terms without extra punctuation marks. Thank you.

Responses

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2 hrs
Selected

happiness is not addressed here

IMO there is no "happy/sad" issue here.

the writer is expressing a feeling, a familiar feeling of being in a group of horsemen in the desert and all of the emotions that are connected - recalling a past life? or an imaginary past or his people's past

nomads/bedouins are just as happy as other people unless your personal judgement leads you to believe that one must have a stable residence in order to be happy
Peer comment(s):

agree Nikos Mastrakoulis
3 days 10 hrs
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English term (edited): ...............i must have been a nomad child...................

not necessarily

The poet thinks he must have been a nomad child, meaning either that his parents had a tendence to move from place to place, or that he has inherited this tendency himself. There is nothing to indicate whether he is happy about this or not.

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Note added at 1 hr 23 mins (2005-12-07 14:16:17 GMT)
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Having read the whole poem, I think he is happy with the thought that he must have been a nomad child in a previous incarnation.
Peer comment(s):

agree Will Matter
0 min
Thank you.
agree Mikhail Kropotov
5 mins
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agree Balaban Cerit
18 mins
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agree Ken Cox : I don't think this has any direct reference to the poet's parents etc. -- more like a 'previous incarnation' of the poet. Here it could express a longing or affinity. But I agree that the phrase in question implies nothing about the poet's feelings.
21 mins
Thank you. Now thatI've seen the whole poem, I agree it is about a previous incarnation.
agree KathyT
25 mins
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agree Jocelyne S
30 mins
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agree Romanian Translator (X)
1 hr
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agree Jo Macdonald
1 hr
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agree RHELLER
2 hrs
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agree silvia b (X)
2 hrs
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agree Peter Shortall
2 hrs
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agree oxygen4u
3 hrs
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agree Dave Calderhead
4 hrs
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agree Alfa Trans (X)
5 hrs
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agree Bianca Jacobsohn
9 hrs
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agree Nikos Mastrakoulis
3 days 12 hrs
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