Littlestone
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Edited Oct 09, 2006, 10:45
Dante: Pariso, Canto XXXIII
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
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Edited Oct 09, 2006, 10:45
Tolkien
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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
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Edited Oct 09, 2006, 10:44
William Blake: Jerusalem
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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
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Re: Megalithic Poems
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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