Today's
prompt for the Thursday Think Tank is Books. My
favorite is Little Women; I have read it many a
time in the past couple of years. I always wanted to share my views on this
book but felt I’d not be able to do justice to this splendid piece of
literature. This is my poem inspired by the book and the character, Jo March. To read the
other entries, go here.
You can join in, too.
Beyond the
placid horizon
Lies the
world I dream.
I take not
luxury with me,
But love and
my esteem.
I have not
buried the past
But outlined
a new future.
The castles dangle
up above
Till one marches
on to conquer.
There, in
the midst of the field
I shall meet
my promise.
Time shall
flare my trace
Beaming in
the bliss.
By Vaishali Jain
Here's the synopsis taken from IMDb:
Little Women is a "coming of
age" drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy.
During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister
to the troops. The family, headed by their beloved Marmee, must struggle to
make ends meet, with the help of their kind and wealthy neighbor, Mr. Laurence,
and his high spirited grandson Laurie.
Josephine
March and her three sisters Margaret, Amy, and Beth grow up with their mother's
guidance while their father fights in the American Civil War. The vivacious
quartet are very close and happy despite limited means. Laurie Laurence, the
well off boy next door, takes a liking to Jo, and his tutor John Brooke eyes
older sister Margaret during a party. Margaret marries Mr. Brooke but Jo
rejects Laurie's proposal and moves to New York for new adventures. When Beth
starts to lose her battle with Scarlet Fever Jo returns to her deathbed. Sister
Amy returns married to Jo's one true love, Laurie, and we wonder if she will
ever find someone to replace him.
