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I like the way he suggests that we shall only know when we are dead - but the dead never come back to tell us what it is like "on the other side":
"But no word comes from the dead;
Whether at all they be,
Or whether as bond or free,
Or whether they too were we,
Or by what spell they have sped." more…
Sleep can be a wonderful relief when one is grieving.
The dreams are ordinary dreams and one is happy again.
However, one has to awaken and face it all over again.
This is how I interpreted the poem.
I am so glad you have never really known that terrible wrenching feeling. I hope you never have to. It is overwhelm more…
I have had nobody close to me die in recent years. My parents died in the 70s and 80s and, although I was very close to them, I got over the grief years ago.
However, a few people I have loved have moved out of my life and that in some ways is like a death - and I grieve. more…
Nor did we ever finally live on the Moon, beneath great oxygenated spheres.
Nor can we take that space bus to view the moon, and the earth from the distance of space.
We had also been promised that we would be able to spend our
honeymoon in a hotel on the moon!
The promises never came to be... more…
A wonderful poem dedicated to a passionate night together. Who cares about the morrow?
Let us live together on this night, surrounded by the beauty of Nature.
We shall never forget this everlasting moment, for it shall continue in our hearts, forever. more…
Many of us, when young, always had the urge to change the way our world was, at our Time in history.
Throughout each generation, there has been hope that the world of humans would, finally, be fair and balanced. That new laws would introduce a Freedom for our future.
Alas, I too wished for this. However, I cannot rejoice in the way Fr more…
I love the way he places his words. Poetry divine!
Does he see the same eyes in each city, with the same expression in them as before? Would it be because those people, then, did not stray from their roots, and therefore many faces were alike?
I know it is that way in Somerset. I have seen many a girl's face that resembled min more…
Oh no! It is not my medical problems. I was recalling my grief when my late husband died. Also, my mother went through the same sort of grief when my step-father died. This includes friends, family members - one has to go through that stage.
You wake-up and have to relive it again, for months, until grief is washed-out at last. more…
This is beautiful. Thank you, Colin.
It is true that sleep relieves us from the pain of sorrow, if only just for a few short hours.
On the other hand, one awakens, and knows something is wrong. One lies there and, suddenly, the wave comes again. The pain. You remember why you feel something is wrong.
Another 'Bonjour Tristess. more…
I picked a lovely line at my writers class, "softly the souls of time will whisper", one of our group had written it, she gave me permission to use it. I thought i would write her a poem as a thank you.
One lady had done an excellent poem of the Picture "The Scream".
It may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath
It may be I shall pass him still.
I have a rendezvous with Death
On some scarred slope of battered hill,
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadow-flowers appear. more…
Recent comments (30)
In response to: "WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE" 19 hours old
by kendrive Pro
I was so pleased to find that illustration. more…
In response to: "WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE" 23 hours old
by mojacar [Member]
How sad, almost beautifully sad. The picture and poem match each ther perfectly. more…
In response to: "DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
Yes, I think your interpretation is exactly right.
Sleep, like time, is a great healer. more…
In response to: "WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
Perhaps we should just be happy as we are. more…
In response to: "ONE DAY WE SHALL KNOW" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
I like the way he suggests that we shall only know when we are dead - but the dead never come back to tell us what it is like "on the other side":
"But no word comes from the dead;
Whether at all they be,
Or whether as bond or free,
Or whether they too were we,
Or by what spell they have sped." more…
In response to: "LOVE, SLEEP AND DEATH GO TO THE SWEET SAME TUNE" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
Carpe diem ! more…
In response to: "WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
Yes, we become disillusioned as we grow old.
However, perhaps we should be optimistic that the new young generation may succeed where we apparently failed.
(By "we" I mean our generation - not,of course you or me personally!)
As you suggest, nothing will be achieved without a return to the 'old-fashioned' mora more…
In response to: "DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
Sleep can be a wonderful relief when one is grieving.
The dreams are ordinary dreams and one is happy again.
However, one has to awaken and face it all over again.
This is how I interpreted the poem.
I am so glad you have never really known that terrible wrenching feeling. I hope you never have to. It is overwhelm more…
In response to: "ROBERT BROWNING" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
Browning had a very positive and optimistic view of death:
"But never death for him was dark or dread;
"Look forth," he bade the soul, and fear not."
more…
In response to: "TRAVELS IN ITALY" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
I think it is a different girl in every city. Perhaps he is looking for his ideal, in a dream. more…
In response to: "DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS" 2 days old
by kendrive Pro
I have had nobody close to me die in recent years. My parents died in the 70s and 80s and, although I was very close to them, I got over the grief years ago.
However, a few people I have loved have moved out of my life and that in some ways is like a death - and I grieve. more…
In response to: "WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
Nor did we ever finally live on the Moon, beneath great oxygenated spheres.
Nor can we take that space bus to view the moon, and the earth from the distance of space.
We had also been promised that we would be able to spend our
honeymoon in a hotel on the moon!
The promises never came to be... more…
In response to: "ONE DAY WE SHALL KNOW" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
So excellent, dear Colin! more…
In response to: "LOVE, SLEEP AND DEATH GO TO THE SWEET SAME TUNE" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
A wonderful poem dedicated to a passionate night together. Who cares about the morrow?
Let us live together on this night, surrounded by the beauty of Nature.
We shall never forget this everlasting moment, for it shall continue in our hearts, forever. more…
In response to: "WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
Many of us, when young, always had the urge to change the way our world was, at our Time in history.
Throughout each generation, there has been hope that the world of humans would, finally, be fair and balanced. That new laws would introduce a Freedom for our future.
Alas, I too wished for this. However, I cannot rejoice in the way Fr more…
In response to: "ROBERT BROWNING" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
Great poets shall always live for Eternity. more…
In response to: "TRAVELS IN ITALY" 2 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
I love the way he places his words. Poetry divine!
Does he see the same eyes in each city, with the same expression in them as before? Would it be because those people, then, did not stray from their roots, and therefore many faces were alike?
I know it is that way in Somerset. I have seen many a girl's face that resembled min more…
In response to: "DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS" 3 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
Oh no! It is not my medical problems. I was recalling my grief when my late husband died. Also, my mother went through the same sort of grief when my step-father died. This includes friends, family members - one has to go through that stage.
You wake-up and have to relive it again, for months, until grief is washed-out at last.
more…
In response to: "DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS" 3 days old
by kendrive Pro
I am really sorry that your illness makes you feel like that.
I do hope that the medicos will be able sort you out and give you some relief.
I shall be thinking of you.
Colin more…
In response to: "DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS" 3 days old
by jollyweez [Member]
This is beautiful. Thank you, Colin.
It is true that sleep relieves us from the pain of sorrow, if only just for a few short hours.
On the other hand, one awakens, and knows something is wrong. One lies there and, suddenly, the wave comes again. The pain. You remember why you feel something is wrong.
Another 'Bonjour Tristess. more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 4 days old
by kendrive Pro
Please send me a copy of your poem when you have written it. more…
In response to: "ROBERT BROWNING" 5 days old
by Bushka Pro
Wonderful tribute....:yes: more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 5 days old
by mojacar [Member]
Thank you for suggestion.
I picked a lovely line at my writers class, "softly the souls of time will whisper", one of our group had written it, she gave me permission to use it. I thought i would write her a poem as a thank you.
One lady had done an excellent poem of the Picture "The Scream".
We had a good cl more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 7 days old
by kendrive Pro
Also:
Bright with glad mad rapture, fierce with glee,
Laughs the moon, borne on past cloud's o'ertaking more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 7 days old
by kendrive Pro
It's a a pleasure more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 7 days old
by mojacar [Member]
It is good, I love that "Mirth of moonlight"
... will do something with that one day! more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 8 days old
by Bushka Pro
LOvely poem...very vivid...thanks for info! more…
In response to: "STORM AT SEA" 8 days old
by dissertation [Member]
Blogs are so informative where we get lots of information on any topic. Nice job keep it up!!
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In response to: "ONE DAY WE SHALL KNOW" 8 days old
by kendrive Pro
It may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath
It may be I shall pass him still.
I have a rendezvous with Death
On some scarred slope of battered hill,
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadow-flowers appear. more…
In response to: "REGENT PALACE" 9 days old
by Graham [Visitor]
Still available, the album itself is name "Banana Blush" on Charisma Records. The music's by Jim Parker and it is indeed Betjeman reciting. more…