The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 2/8/10

[BlueIris]

"The Lamb"

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?

--William Blake

[BlueIris]

1. Apparently, William Blake is not a hit.

Le sigh.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear BlueIris...

I hadn't seen this...sorry.

I do enjoy William Blake quite a lot, actually...

He has a nice, old-fashioned rhythm to his poetry.

Thank you for this...

[BlueIris]

3. Sure thing, and WOW. Those be a lot of hearts you have there.

My evening coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I thought I had a lot too...

Until I saw babylonsister!

[BlueIris]

5. Heh. Yeah, well bsis always was a popular one. nt

[AlienGirl]

6. Mmm, Blake! I shall add Auden

"O Where Are You Going?" by W.H. Auden

"O where are you going?" said reader to rider,
"That valley is fatal where furnaces burn,
Yonder's the midden whose odours will madden,
That gap is the grave where the tall return."

"O do you imagine," said fearer to farer,
"That dusk will delay on your path to the pass,
Your diligent looking discover the lacking,
Your footsteps feel from granite to grass?"

"O what was that bird," said horror to hearer,
"Did you see that shape in the twisted trees?
Behind you swiftly the figure comes softly,
The spot on your skin is a shocking disease."

"Out of this house"---said rider to reader,
"Yours never will"---said farer to fearer
"They're looking for you"---said hearer to horror,
As he left them there, as he left them there.

[BlueIris]

7. Nice! I love Auden.

Thanks.