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Lost in the right direction.
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G. W. Sears wrote:
THE zephyrs of morning are stirring the larches,
And, lazily lifting, the mist rolls away.
A paean of praise thro’ the dim forest arches
Is ringing, to welcome the advent of day.
Is loftily ringing,
Exultingly ringing,
From the height where a little brown songster is clinging,
The top of a hemlock, the uttermost spray.
G. W. Sears wrote:
Do you call this trifling? I tell you, friend,
A life in the forest is past all praise.
Give me a dozen such months on end—
You may take my balance of years and days.
For brick and mortar breed filth and crime,
And a pulse of evil that throbs and beats.
And men are withered before their prime
By the curse paved in with the lanes and streets.
And lungs are poisoned, and shoulders bowed,
In the smothering reek of mill and mine;
And Death stalks in on the struggling crowd—
But he shuns the shadow of oak and pine.
- "October" , from Forest Runes
TrafficJam, thank you for starting this thread.TrafficJam wrote:
BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
I will remember this one and use it as I do a toast at the next campfire.TrafficJam wrote:
Off on a Hike
His bag is packed,
his lunch - made up
thermos and map
and his favourite cup
Warm woollen socks
(to keep out the cold)
Thermal Fleece
(more precious than gold)
Wallet and Keys -
In a very safe place
and Binoculars -
to observe the wide space
Small First aid kit - in case of mishap
(he hopes wont happen - to this happy chap)
Doesn't need a car, a boat or a bike
Just a strong pair of boots
He's off on a Hike [IMG:http://allpoetry.com/s/images/smile/happy.gif]
Brian F Kirkham
IMScotty wrote:
@Another Kevin,
I had never heard of G.W. Sears, but your posts have me interested. I have a pile of things I need to read, but when I have a chance I try to get a copy of 'Forest Runes' to add to the pile.
PaulMags wrote:
I forgot that this site automagically picks up avatars from Wordpress.
My favorite comment was when someone told me that looks like I forgot the tanning lotion. Er..dude, have you watched an episode of any mob-based show or movie? Some of my peeps tend to be a little dark.
CoachLou wrote:
Some of us are from northern Italia.....light olive
Some are from southern Italia........a darker olive.............. ,
and then you have we southern New England Eyetalians!
AnotherKevin wrote:
My wife's godmother was from Torino - and looked Swiss.CoachLou wrote:
Some of us are from northern Italia.....light olive
Some are from southern Italia........a darker olive.............. ,
and then you have we southern New England Eyetalians!
When we first met, I tried to talk to her in the Italian that I learnt on the street in Queens.
She looked puzzled for a few moments, and then answered, "I'm sorry, I don't speak Sicilian!"
CoachLou wrote:
We have all read 'Othello' I'm sure.
PaulMags wrote:
Scroll to the "Our Father" and see the differences. The Sicilian language has a lot of Arabic influence in it for example. Neapolitan is not quite as different as Sicilian, but enough differences that it is different from standard Italian esp over a conversation. (the hard "c" becomes a "g" for example..it is where we get the Itaglish word "goombah"..in standard Italian it is compare "coom-pah-ray))
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_language
...and now back to our poems.
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