Monthly Archives: November 2012

Rabbie Burns National Bard

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Alan Ramsay

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St Andrews Day 30th November.

Cold and clear. Two poets from the eighteenth century give advice!

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Sunny Autumn Day – after a lot of rain.

  Partager Paul VERLAINE   (1844-1896) Chanson d’automne Les sanglots longs Des violons De l’automne Blessent mon coeur D’une langueur Monotone. Tout suffocant Et blême, quand Sonne l’heure, Je me souviens Des jours anciens Et je pleure Et je m’en vais … Continue reading

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The Great? War

Bombardment Four days the earth was rent and torn By bursting steel. The houses fell about us; Three nights we dared not sleep, Sweating, and listening for the imminent crash Which meant our death.   The fourth night every man, … Continue reading

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What’s New ? – Only Where . .

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My November Guest My Sorrow, when she’s here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree; She walks the sodden pasture lane. Her pleasure will not … Continue reading

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