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I have read and annotated the poem, but seem to missing the big(if there is one) pictures/themes? Does any one have any ideas? Thanks!!

Delivering Newspapers

Who believes in the mask’s weeping?
who believes in the weeping nation?
the nation has lost its memory
memory goes as far as this morning

the newspaper boy sets out in the morning
all over town the sound of a desolate trumpet
is it your bad omen or mine?
vegetables with fragile nerves
peasants plant their hands in the ground
longing for the gold of a good harvest
politicians sprinkle pepper
on their own tongues
and a stand of birches in the midst of a debate:
whether to sacrifice themselves for art or doors

this public morning
created by a paperboy
revolution sweeps past the corner
he’s fast asleep

source: http://jacketmagazine.com/14/bei-dao.html

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Vote to close as off topic. This a place for writing questions, not literary analysis. – Ralph Gallagher Mar 18 '11 at 21:43
we can discuss your own poems, if you have a specific question how to improve it. Or if there is a technique in this poem which you want to use yourself, then we can also help you. But you have to make that clear in your question. – John Smithers Mar 18 '11 at 22:22
welcome. As others have said, this is place to discuss your writing, not others. Think of this website as the MFA in writing as opposed to the MFA in literature. – justkt Mar 18 '11 at 23:23

closed as off topic by Ralph Gallagher, John Smithers, justkt Mar 18 '11 at 23:22

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