A sentimental ("resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought") approach to childhood seems to be intrinsic to other aspects of static death-over-life: ideology, victim-as-idol, female seizure of authority. It is probably fueled by the image, including those in the undisciplined imagination.
Devouring mothers and unweaned sons, escaped into indefinite delicious cradle-fog, wreak havoc.
The Hebrew "ben" looks to building, expanding, establishing, founding the great family:
Regard yourself now / as a branch of the river, / a bough of the tree, / a child of the tribe.
A sentimental ("resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought") approach to childhood seems to be intrinsic to other aspects of static death-over-life: ideology, victim-as-idol, female seizure of authority. It is probably fueled by the image, including those in the undisciplined imagination.
Devouring mothers and unweaned sons, escaped into indefinite delicious cradle-fog, wreak havoc.
The Hebrew "ben" looks to building, expanding, establishing, founding the great family:
Regard yourself now / as a branch of the river, / a bough of the tree, / a child of the tribe.