I find that within Faucet's poetry there is the reoccurring theme of love. This is in regards to the poems that either relates to a love that the writer is experiencing within her text or as an onlooker. One poem that sets itself apart from this common theme is Oriflamme.
At first I took this as a mother figure, or elderly women of some sort, sitting down in a chair looking up at the stars. These stars give her a sense of serenity, hope, and inspiration. Upon careful conclusion however, this mother figure seems to be part of the stars themselves. There is a type of ancestry in the stars that the African people can look upon and gather hope from. This ancient women that has been through so much give the people a sense of determination and the ability to fight for what they believe in. I feel that without this guiding star that the mother figure gives to her sons, that there would be a lot of despair and sorrow that would cripple the fight for equality.
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Shawn,after our class discussion I understood this poem much better. When I first read it I thought that the old woman could be African American roots. It never occured to me that she could be the mother of the race. All in all I enjoyed this poem especially now that I understand that it is about African Roots.
I agree that there is a recurring theme of love and relationships. I also think that these poems have a more positive and upbeat tone than Toomer's. It was nice to read something more positive after Cane.
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