Intellectualizing Chekhov's Uncle Vanya doesn't help
though Cate Blanchett gives you a second wind
and a cheatsheet on the symbolism . . .
You have stopped taking notes as suggested . . .
We're all visitors here, anyway, yes? . . .
Passing through, so to speak? . . .
Isn't that part of the agreement? . . .
part of the understanding of the elements of style? . . .
the elements of the mundane? . . .
Retractions? . . . Forget it,
crows have eaten the bread crumbs . . .
When was the last time you saw them? . . .
Before or after the pratfall? . . .
And now so much to discover . . . so much to rethink . . .
The train leaving the station, passengers waving
to their delicate lives on the platform,
their delicate lives . . . brief and undeniable . . .
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| Cate Blanchett in Uncle Vanya (2012) |