Regarding Bill Yarrow’s Assertion that Herrick Was a Voyeur (Poor Julia: Violated, but Immortal)

The one thing that comes to mind when I read this, ironically enough, is not Herrick's poem (which Bill did a beautiful job analyzing), but how technology has replaced "experiencing" with "seeing".

You had me with your opening line - Actually, the title.

The middle stanza may very well be the defining truth society/civilization/we can ever hope to know.

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You touch on one of the essential aspects of being human, of how we experience things. *

This made me wonder whether when a tree falls in a forest if it really falls if no one sees it.*

I was hoping for a literary feud or something.

If you run into Gary, tell him that I was there, and I saw it fall. *

Thanks, Jake. Having tripped over many a tree that fell when I did not see or hear them fall, it's nice to have someone verify they did, in fact, see them fall...

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Gary--

I like this more and more after repeated/considered readings.

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Thanks to everyone- I appreciate the readings and comments.