I agree with Maj. Your poems are so beautiful! Have you read Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott"? This poem reminded me of it... without Tennyson's sad end, of course.
Thank you once more for sharing your writing with us. Reading it is a real pleasure.
Thanks for the positive feedback Miriam Yes, I did read Tennyson's Shallot a long time ago. But I remember it only vaguely. Most of the poems I can't remember since it as been years since I have read poetry. I consider Tennyson a great poet. The poems that I found particularly unforgettable of Tennyson's are "Marrianna in the open Grange," and "Crossi
Both Crossing the Bar and Mariana in the Moated Grange (this is the title by which I know the poem) are poems I like very much, too. I like most of Tennyson's poems, but The Lady of Shalott is my favourite. It's a sad love story; the lady falls in love with Sir Lancelot and... well, she dies at the end of the poem. Yet, it is very very sweet in my opinion. Have you heard of Loreena McKennitt? She
I read these poets a long time ago. I reckon I haven't read poetry for a long time. Do you knowthat it has just occurred to me that I'd love to hear one of these poems with your voice?
Yes, that is the part of the title [moated grange] that was eluding me. So I chose to take a stab at it instead of making sure. I figured that it would be recognized anyway by the first part. My bad!
No, Miriam, I am not familiar with Loreena McKennitt. Is her singing available on the web? I know that some sites provide au
I would be glad to oblige if I knew how. I also would need to replace my computer microphone. Once that is done then I can at least try. I will let you know when the mike is replaced. Then you can tell me which poem you would like me to read.