She looked at him And she knew he was A stiff And as a stiff she knew He was as stiff as A functionary presiding over an interview, previous to an execution (1) The corpse of a hanged man (2) A side of coarse leather (3) A marble statue (4) Oak leaves after a frost … Continue reading Stiff ~ RBP & Classics
Classic Lit
Sharing or analysis of classic literature.
Classics: “Hope” is the thing with feathers
I was considering recently a story that should be familiar to anyone familiar with the Torah ~ the story of how while wandering the desert for 40 years the Israelites won the Battle of Rephidim against the Amalekites. In the time the Israelites wandered the desert before finally entering the Promised Land, they had more … Continue reading Classics: “Hope” is the thing with feathers
Classics: Ode on Solitude
All of this is all I want today: pure, blissful, quiet and peaceful, solitude. Ode on Solitude By Alexander Pope Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with … Continue reading Classics: Ode on Solitude
Classics: “The Daffodils”
While I have many works that are in the list of personal favorites, this piece is Number 1 and has been for, oh, 18 years or so. I can't decide if its the descriptions of his wandering and the beautiful landscape that unfolded before him, the fact that Wordsworth cannot help but be happy because … Continue reading Classics: “The Daffodils”
Classics: Sonnets From the Portuguese
As strong as the literary influences have been recently, it seems that perhaps the thing to do is to share some of these much loved classics with you. With that in mind, I'm starting a new series I may occasionally post to called Classics. I don't know exactly how this will all turn out, it's … Continue reading Classics: Sonnets From the Portuguese
