(Horatian Ode in Iambic Pentameter with ababcdecde Rhyme Scheme)

The tranquillity of valley hills,
Allows the mind to wander like the clouds,
Above the tree tops with their...

Heres a virtual movie of the poet John Keats reading his lovely "Ode on Melacholy". Please try my Dailymotion video websites where you can see the great poets oldtime acoustic blues performers...

The Unknown God

Sound of the singing bird or rustling poplar

shimmering like a tree of mirrors

where sickness or depravity hold sway.

When symbols and...

My ship is waiting and I have to go. Yes, this is our farewell. I won't say I'll Return, sweet Princess. But I won't forget The fairest of the maids who dropped their veils And laundry baskets...

            

      'Truly the blessèd...

xi    And when sweet juices ran from lip to chin And waists felt fuller than a bursting sack They piled up leaves and heather to begin A morning nap. Etain lay on her back Each finger yet...

NOTHING STOPS TIME LIKE A KISS NOTHING STOPS TIME LIKE A KISS… LEAVE IT TWO WET LIPS TWO UNLEASH EACH MOMENT… TOUCH TONGUES AND TIME WON’T RESIST… THE SEA SUNS UNWIND TO UNVEIL TIME’S...

Techno-post-industrial-fasco -expressionism Fresh Hard Times (L. Glass/N. Ball) This mystery can really tear you up like that movie with the big beast's claws and if you lack the skill of a...

This beautiful poem by Yeats is really one of his very best. And his best is made of gold and bronze. I dedicate this reading of the poem to The Lady Anne, Maras Veil, whose own beautiful poem...