“Oh to be in England now that April’s here”–and not in Italy, with its gaudy melon flowers!
Tag Archives: Alfred Lord Tennyson
For England, Buttercup > Melon Flower
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Auguries of Innocence", "Elegy on a Country Churchyard", "Flower in a Crannied Wall", "Home Thoughts from Abroad", England, flowers, Intimations of Immortality, Robert Browning, Thomas Gray, William Blake, William Wordsworth Comments closed
Lit in Andre Agassi’s Life
In his autobiography, Agassi cites two literary works that come to his aid at difficult moments.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ulysses", Andre Agassi, Death in the Family, James Agee, Novak Djokovic, tennis Comments closed
Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New
“Ring Out Wild Bells” is as strong a poetic affirmation of hope as is to be found anywhere.
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Circling around God, the Primordial Tower
Rilke’s short but powerful “I live my life in widening circles” expands mind and spirit.
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Looking Forward, Not Back
Seeking to resurrect Troy, Aeneas takes on a challenge also facing America.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Hellas", declining empires, Donald Trump, Make America Great Again, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ulysses Comments closed
Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New
Tennyson and Longfellow have poems about bells ringing out an age of sin and suffering and ringing in new hope. Let them ring.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day", "Ring Out Wild Bells", Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, In Memoriam, New Year's Day Comments closed
