Helmut Jasper    826883 Sun, 19 Jul 09 07:05 PM Does anybody know the meaning of 'wood-thing' in the poem Love Song by Dorothy Parker? ... My love, he's mad, and my love, he's fleet, And a wild young wood-thing bore him! ... http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/1554.html Helmut Helmut Jasper Writing, Songs, Poetry, Music

	Molly Mockford    826884 Sun, 19 Jul 09 07:43 PM At 20:05:15 on Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Helmut Jasper (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed): "Does anybody know the meaning of 'wood-thing' in the poem Love Song by Dorothy Parker?" I'd have thought it probably referred to a dryad. Molly Mockford They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin (My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.) Molly Mockford Writing, Songs, Poetry, Music

	John Hall    826885 Sun, 19 Jul 09 09:27 PM ": Does anybody know the meaning of 'wood-thing' in the poem Love Song by Dorothy Parker?" "I'd have thought it probably referred to a dryad." Me too. John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now." Anon John Hall Writing, Songs, Poetry, Music

	David    826893 Sun, 19 Jul 09 10:23 PM "Does anybody know the meaning of 'wood-thing' in the poem Love Song by Dorothy Parker?" "I'd have thought it probably referred to a dryad." She was only the woodman's daughter but she had a dry advice... Om Namah Shivaya David David Writing, Songs, Poetry, Music

	Molly Mockford    843210 Sat, 01 Aug 09 04:23 PM At 06:56:34 on Sat, 1 Aug 2009, Paul (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed): "Om Namah Shivaya" "David, what's that Sanskrit sounding last line in your post?" might help. Molly Mockford They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin (My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.) Molly Mockford