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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Edited Oct 09, 2006, 10:45
Apr 11, 2005, 22:57
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Qual e' colui che somniando vede, che dopo 'l sogno la passione impressa rimane, e l'altro a la mente non riede... 'Like somebody who sees things when he's dreaming And after the dream lives with the aftermath Of what he felt, no other trace remaining...' Dante, Pariso, Canto XXXIII
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Wild Wooder 216 posts |
Edited Oct 09, 2006, 10:45
Apr 12, 2005, 09:23
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Perhaps not quite so established or as classical as the other offerings on this thread, but this one by Tolkein makes me think of the eternal mystery of ancient trackways. Nice to recite in the mind while walking over solitary high downs: Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.
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Kammer 3083 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 09:45
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I like that one. It's short. I can't cope with long poems (I have a short att
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Nat 1905 posts |
Edited Oct 09, 2006, 10:44
Apr 12, 2005, 16:29
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Jerusalem by William Blake And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green And was the holy lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills And was Jerusalem builded there Among those dark Satanic mills Bring me my bow (my bow) of burning gold Bring me my arrows of desire Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold Bring me my chariot of fire I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my (my) sword sleep in hand 'Til we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land 'Til we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land Tis about Glastonbury and the view to the Tor, or that's what I've always been told and believed, am probably completely wrong! And it's probably not megalithic, so don't know why I've posted this! :o)
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 16:41
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Thanks Nat - one of my favourites; and he (Blake) also did a fantastic illustration of Stonehenge!
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 16:45
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Yeah... it's a good one WW - used it a lot myself when tramping off (literally and spiritually) to places far.
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Nat 1905 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 16:48
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Woooo got something right!! ;o) Tis one of my favs too, always hum it when going to Glastonbury the back way throught the levels... I've seen the William Blake Stonehenge, tis lovely!
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Pixxx 211 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 17:46
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They're all lovely, but a bit too long winded for my liking. i prefer mine, they're much more to the point. Pix xx
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rocknicker 908 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 17:49
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Pebbles on the beach Or in other places too Each one is different...
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Apr 12, 2005, 22:17
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You've probably already been here suave but just in case... http://www.georgemackaybrown.co.uk/gmb/siteindex.htm Quite a guy - the 'Bard of the Orkneys'
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