tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post841031840265799972..comments2024-02-24T19:42:39.876+05:30Comments on Bill the Butcher: The River And The StarsBill the Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-48584241687117157092016-01-23T22:22:05.820+05:302016-01-23T22:22:05.820+05:30This is another lovely story from you, full of bra...This is another lovely story from you, full of bravery, love, and hope. benni https://www.blogger.com/profile/09942386013237815777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-40836719023510632192012-02-18T09:05:19.813+05:302012-02-18T09:05:19.813+05:30You're always improving, Bill; you've take...You're always improving, Bill; you've taken a genre and pushed it into a different mold, one of your own design...and part of that design is a myth that ends with a question mark. Lots of ancient symbolism...the chakravarti, the river, both "eternal". There is an old folksong from the States: <br /><br />I gave my love a cherry that has no stone<br />I gave my love a chicken that has no bone<br />I gave my love a story (sometimes a ring) that has no end<br />I gave my love a baby with no cryin'.<br /><br />How can there be a cherry that has no stone?<br />How can there be a chicken that has no bone?<br />How can there be a ring that has no end?<br />How can there be a baby with no cryin'?<br /><br />A cherry when it's bloomin', it has no stone;<br />A chicken in the eggshell, it has no bone.<br />A ring when it is rolling, it has no end, and<br /> (alternatively: A story in the tellin' it <br /> has no end, and)<br />A baby when it's sleepin' has no cryin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com