waaaaaaaaaat?Originally Posted by Al Fowler
He's someone else now.
misery...put me out of!
waaaaaaaaaat?He's someone else now.
misery...put me out of!
Last edited by freckle; 20-10-2009 at 11:39 PM.
I really enjoyed this poem. I'd never come across it before. Thanks for that!
somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond
e e cummings
Totally gorgeous. I am loving this thread. Looking forward to tomorrow and will post another favourite (when I've got my printing done and after Harriers).
Silly PoemSpike Milligan
Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
I'll draw a sketch of thee,
What kind of pencil shall I use?
2B or not 2B?
Boom...boom!
J M Edmunds
When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For their tommow we gave our today.
I seem to have missed out on this threadBut here is where my signature comes from:
"A lonely stone
Afloat in the stone heavings of emptiness
Keeps telling her tale. Foxes killed her.
You take the coins out of the hollow in the top of it.
Put your own in. Foxes killed her here.
Why just here? Why not five yards that way?
A squared column, planted by careful labour.
Sun cannot ease it, though the moors grow warm.
Foxes killed her, and her milk spilled.
Or they did not. And it did not. Maybe
Farmers brought their milk this far, and cottegers
From the top of Luddenden valley left cash
In the stones crown, probably in vinegar,
And the farmers left their change. Relic of The Plague.
Churn-milk jamb. And Joan did not come trudging
Through the long swoon of moorland
With her sodden feet, nipped face.
Neither snow nor foxes made her lie down
While they did whatever they wanted.
The negative of the skylines is blank.
Only a word wrenched. Then the pain came,
And her mouth opened.
And now all of us,
Even this stone, have to be memorials
Of her futile stumblings and screams
And awful death".
Churn-Milk Joan
By Ted Hughes
For the uninitiated, Churn Milk Joan is a boundary stone above Mytholmroyd in the Calder Valley, close to Crow Hill. When I stood by it I could just reach to the coins in the cup at the top - I knew the folklore but for some reason I never expected to find any there. It was a nice surprise to find some and be able to swap for a couple of my own.
Freckle I love that alternative creation tale from Crow by Hughes!
Welcome to a great thread Stevie! Ted Hughes' poetry is so visceral and earthy, brilliant.
This made me laugh and is from Carol Anne Duffy's 'The World's Wife Series' (it is also short which is good as I'm supposed to be working)
Mrs Darwin
7 April 1852
Went to the Zoo.
I said to Him -
Something about that Chimpanzee over there
reminds me of you.
Churn-Milk Joan
By Ted Hughes
Stevie - an early favourite poem of mine this one. I came across it in "Remains Of Elmet" a collaboration between Ted Hughes and Fay Godwin, b&w photographer. And of course, the Calderdale Way relays cut right across the stone. Really good to re-read it today. Thank you!
I read this out in the church at my baby's christening a few weeks ago....
If I could speak here's what I would say
Happy in your arms I want to stay
I am your gift and you are mine too
Let love bond together both me and you.
Lets enjoy this time right here right now
Don't let a schedule furrow your brow
Right now is the time for me to hold
When you're less busy I'll be too old.
Snuggle me tenderley close to your chest
It is here next to you I am at my best
Your rhythmic breathing and beating heart
Contentment and comfort to me impart.
To see you smell you, assured by your voice
All wonderfully simple yet help me rejoice
A cuddle a kiss, some playful fun and frolic
Can banish a mood and prevent nasty colic.
Hold me hug me please show me your day
You'll be sharing your love in a marvellous way
My learning is best when perched at your side
With arms as my classroom and you as my guide.
Please hold me up high so I might see
All the many wonders surrounding me
With time spent close as you socialise
My mind expands and clearly I vocalise.
When you work, walk or take a short trip
With me safely balanced upon your hip
My muscle tone and self esteem are greater
I'll be walking much sooner rather than later.
When we are in touch it reduces our stress
We are happiest then and worry much less
Safe in your arms dispels all my fears
My beaming smiles replace anxious tears.
To dream of our future is significant too
And I know a career is important to you
When I am older then we'll join the race
We'll be much more able to keep up the pace.
Right now what I know as certain and right
Is that you are the sun, the source of my light
I don't need many things expensive or new
What I need is your time, your love and you.
xxx
Right now what I know as certain and right
Is that you are the sun, the source of my light
I don't need many things expensive or new
What I need is your time, your love and you.
xxx[/QUOTE]
dear mountain goatess...this is so lovely i came close to blubbing at this last paragraph.....
loved everyone's stuff today...keep it coming
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