POEMS - With Tongue In Cheek

[maxine]

John Keats passed away aged 26.....sad

,
Aww that's far too young

[keithgood838]

The spell of fine weather currently blessing the south east
of England has given me an excuse to post a few lines
of appropriate verse:

SUMMER

Rushes in a watery place,
And reeds in a hollow;
A soaring skylark in the sky,
A darting swallow;
And where pale blossom used to hang
Ripe fruit will follow.

Christina Rossetti
(1830-1894)

PS I can never see the word, skylark, without
being reminded of Matt's magnificently soaring
version of the Hoagy Carmichael classic.

[maxine]

Lovely Keith ..a joy to read

[keithgood838]

Maxine, how uplifting it is to be greeted by each new day
here in the south east of England under the welcoming gaze
of the bright sun (it won't last), and who better to capture
the essence of such moments than the bard himself:

SONNET 33

Full many a glorious morning have I seen
Flatter the mountain tops with sovereign eye,
Kissing with golden face the meadows green;
Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy:
Anon permit the basest clouds to ride,
With ugly rack on his celestial face,
And from the forlorn world his visage hide
Stealing unseen to west with this disgrace:
Even so my sun one early morn did shine
With all triumphant splendour on my brow,
But out alack, he was but one hour mine,
The region cloud hath masked him from me now.
Yet him for this, my love no whit disdaineth,
Suns of the world may stain, when heaven's
sun staineth.

William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)

Arguably the world's greatest writer,
he died on his birthday: 23 April -
symmetrical to the end.

[maxine]

Lovely Keith! Don't mind a bit of Shakespeare i must say Yes i always tell my son he died on his birthday ...they were lucky to get to 40 yrs old in those days i do believe....the sun has been so lovely...makes up for the rubbish winter ......and Shakespeare sums it up so well

[maxine]

I have been sitting in garden here and there when I can ...well it is coming up for holidays

[Eman]

awww Shakespeare love it Keith and thanks for sharing. Funny thing is kids today (OMG I sound like my Dad and Grandfather) don't seem to have any appreciation for him and seem to think Shakespeare is some fat guy in tights in a funny hat with a weird looking guitar. They don't even care to read him but seem to know Romeo and Juliet and think it's the trash movie version with Leonardo DiCaprio.. LOL SMH!!!

[maxine]

Eman ...they might grow up and change their minds one day ...i didn't always have a love of literature etc ....but as the years roll by ....I got old and now I don't mind a bit of Ye Olde Shakespeare ....my high school taught us Romeo and Juliet but I think i yawned my way through it until I saw the original Olivia dehaviland film .....so moving ...all us girls were sobbing ...1980 i think it was ....and of course tell them West side story is the inspiration and it might make them think if they like musicals .....

[Eman]

I think my first exposure to Romeo and Juliet was the 1969 film Maxine with Leonard Whitting and Olivia Hussey..ha ha.. it was in all the teenzines, and a must see movie. It was good even loved the classic Mancini, theme.

[maxine]

I think my first exposure to Romeo and Juliet was the 1969 film Maxine with Leonard Whitting and Olivia Hussey..ha ha.. it was in all the teenzines, and a must see movie. It was good even loved the classic Mancini, theme.

That's the woman i meant Eman sorry . ..yes the 1969 film is lovely ...has that extra charm inmho ...Franco zefferili ..production and he did Jesus Of Nazareth with Robert Powell ...

[mariana44]

That has taken me back---I was taken to see that by my school. !! Part of our studies .

[maxine]

That has taken me back---I was taken to see that by my school. !! Part of our studies .

That must be about 5 yrs ago Marian? About 2 years for me

[ROBERT M.]

...............then it "could" be a final between thee and me Keith

The FA Cup Final is between thee and me Keith ...............the Gunners just squeezed through ...............the TIGERS first ever Cup Final............I'm in dreamland, cannot take it in

[Lena & Harry Smith]

We were taught very little about Shakespeare at school, but growing up I was more aware of one one of our local pubs (that were on every corner of most streets ) that was called "The William Shakespeare ":D

[maxine]

...............then it "could" be a final between thee and me Keith

The FA Cup Final is between thee and me Keith ...............the Gunners just squeezed through ...............the TIGERS first ever Cup Final............I'm in dreamland, cannot take it in

Yaayy come on Tigers sorry Keith ..but my dear Dad was a Hull lad