The corner of solitude
The corner of solitude is a collection of poems written by the author Antonio Moreno Borrego, who presents himself under the pseudonym of Toni Emebé. The work was published on July 27, 2004 by the publisher Maikalili. In contemporary literature, there are more and more writers who dare to explore universal emotions such as emptiness and the search for meaning.
In this context, The corner of solitude by Toni Emebé is a prominent example of several contemporary trends, such as using naive poetic language and dispensing with some punctuation marks - even going so far as to misuse them on occasion -. The latter is often accompanied by the excuse that “poetry is free.” The simplicity of the text is also notable, bordering on an obvious failure in the use of resources. Since its launch, the book has not received any reviews or criticism.
Analysis of some poems included in The corner of solitude
«With a great woman / With a great character»
Although it is hard to believe, it was wonderful
The moment I spent with you at the beginning,
You treated me and said harshly, even proudly,
And not instead of feeling humiliated, on the contrary, gently punished.
You got so angry with me,
You couldn't take it anymore and you left,
Without thinking, I went after you to get you back,
And when you noticed that I was next to you, you looked at me with contempt and walked away.
But my insistence was greater,
I didn't give up and provoked you
I couldn't let a woman go to waste
With character and sincerity inside
From a distance I beckoned you to come with me, and even begged you to.
You don't know the satisfaction I felt
When I came and saw you next to me
It was like my body was invaded by pleasure
And it is true that it was so, he was accompanied by a great woman
Those moments were not to be forgotten
And even more so when we distance ourselves from people.
To be together only you and I
To be able to enjoy your company
Meta
First of all, it is necessary to note that a hyphen (-) will be used to denote blank verses of minor art, and dashes (—) will be used for those of major art.
The poem is structured in five major stanzas that do not follow a fixed pattern in terms of their dimensions (4 quartets and 1 quintet) with verses of variable meter that range from hendecasyllables to more than twenty syllables.
The use of capital letters at the beginning of each verse and the lack of full stops leave a certain bad taste. This is made worse by the fact that punctuation marks are not completely dispensed with, since there are commas.
From the treatment of rhymes (A— A — / AABB / ABBA / ABBAA / ABBA) and the indifference to the use of assonances and consonances, two things can be inferred: that there is a lack of knowledge of the correct use of the classical poetic forms or that the author sought to be disruptive.
As for the theme, it is common: love and heartbreak. Regarding the poetic development, it can be said that it is poor, it does not delve into metaphor or images, the events simply occur in each verse and are carried towards a rhyme that seems forced.
"Un pleasure, an illusionU»
It's beautiful what I felt in your gaze
A pleasure, an illusion, a well-being
After a little while, as if by magnetism
You carried me to your side
I don't remember if it was me
Or is it that you had transformed me?
And I was so happy at that moment
I wanted to stop time
But I have no powers
Only the gods do such things.
Like you, goddess of love
That for a few moments you took over my heart
Meta
This poem is composed of three lyre quatrains. That is, they are mixed stanzas in terms of their meter—major verses mixed with minor verses. Their rhyme is AA — – / — — A a / a A b B; which denotes not being subject to any known form.
Punctuation marks are still omitted in the excisions, but commas are present in the verses that warrant them ("A pleasure, an illusion, a well-being"). The capital letters at the beginning of each verse persist. The theme: love and making moments of well-being and pleasure last.
There is still no notable poetic treatment in terms of resources, except for the comparison of the muse with a goddess.
«A mother and a woman»
What more would I like:
Seeing you holding hands
From the woman I love the most
What more would I like:
Smiling and bombastic
With that elegant woman
What more would I like:
That you were friends
Both and make good friends
What more would I like:
To love one and to love the other
This is how my broken soul would rest
What more would I like:
May there be peace and tranquility
And above all love and sincerity
What more would I like:
Let's leave the absurd past behind
To find an honest future
I wish I could...
Being able to say this to your mother
Already a woman who loves me
I wish I could...
Meta
This poem is composed of 6 lyre tercets and a closing lyre quartet. Its rhyme is – bb / – b B /- bb / – b B / – BB / – BB / a B b a. In this case, a clear rhyme pattern can be seen in the lyre tercets (- bb) that only varies in the meter of certain verses. It is also necessary to note that the blank verses, in turn, rhyme with each other and that they are the same verse that in turn is the poetic motif ("Que más quisiera yo").
The main theme is longing.
The lack of an accent on the "Que" of leitmotiv It causes noise, as does the use of four or even five points in a row, signs that do not exist in our language, although we can deduce that the three well-known ones were intended (…).
General conclusions
The corner of solitude, It is clearly a naive collection of poems. It can be deduced that the author did not have an editor to accompany him, and, if he had, the author most likely asked that what he wrote be respected, hence the notable presence of grammatical errors throughout the work.
It is an easy-to-read text with little depth. It is curious - and also intriguing - that there is no relevant information about the author, beyond his name and pseudonym.
Other poems present in The Corner of Solitude
«his gaze speaks»
His gaze speaks,
They sing their movements
And has feelings,
That describes in his footsteps
Between white and cinnamon,
It is capable of shocking
And to entertain you
Because he all fools you
He is just like that,
Delicate and sincere,
Maybe that's why I love him
And it doesn't leave my mind:
That one day it will go away
To another place to rest,
But I must always remember
How happy I have been and will be,
My dog.
"I will swallow your kisses"
I will swallow your kisses,
I will spit out your love,
To remove the pain
That you have nailed into my bones
I can barely move without pain,
Well, I have to go with crutches,
To see if I can resist
Until I find another love.
I will pamper my loneliness,
I will live in your company,
To forget one day
That you were my evil
And I hope your love forgets me,
Although the pain of the heart
Even without reason,
He soon says goodbye.
«Established standards»
They are established rules
Ladies hate them
Men admire them
If you come out of the closet
Beware of Rosario
They are established rules
If you get drunk
Be careful with your girl
They are established rules
If you cry because you are unhappy
Beware of ladies
They are established rules
If you feel like singing
Beware of Pilar
They are established rules
And at the end the rules
I manipulate them
And I teach them tolerance
With more scruples
What arrogance
They are established rules
"I want to find a nest"
Personally I am very excited
In finding a nest
May it warm us, shelter us and keep us together,
Otherwise, if it were not so, what we have would be lost in the past.
And these are not times to despise
Loves that truly love each other
That is only to be together, so we can caress…
Well, it's not in vain that we are adults and puberty is behind us.
So now the time to love has come;
Let's stop the nonsense
Forget the fantasies
And not having to break up, to start again
If we are adults we will have to prove it,
With ability, pride and, if possible, vanity
But what we should not pay attention to
It is the discussions that break our friendship
«What things destiny has»
What things destiny has
It turns out I'm going to the garden
Having a good time searching for you without success
Later I change places and I find you at last
I have felt immense joy,
Well, I saw you happy and accompanied
And you were wearing a beautiful dress
But when you saw me, you stood still.
I guess, you didn't expect to see me;
But I have been very lucky,
Well I've seen you and another woman
That was always on my mind…
"Junto a ti"
With you I discovered love
The wealth that we can give ourselves
The amount of passion to waste
Just for you
Well you are my passion
Just like you are to me
Also: my prison.
Although I don't know how to prove it
What you would wish for
And you don't know how to wait
For a new day to come.
Sometimes, while sleeping,
I think I see you next to me
And I'm consuming myself
For all my love given.