Charles Harper
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Yes, sorry, Steve. It was the only bird poem I could think of...
I think we'd all agree with that, Charles but with major qualifications.Charles Harper said:Not me. We don't discuss 'em, but cagebirds have their place.
Charles Harper said:Yes, sorry, Steve. It was the only bird poem I could think of...
Sorry - you're right. I was rushing my reply as, like you, I've been on this laptop a bit too much today! Went for a lovely walk - but talk about "February fill dyke", the local footpath looked more like a stream bed. Needless to say, which one of us do you think forgot his walking boots!Elizabeth Bigg said:Steve (Scampo) said: Here's a fine poem that Elizabeth might also appreciate, thinking about her comments on teaching. It has a sting in its tail:
Not me this time Steve - I think you are referring to Annie's post!!! :eek!:
Yeats? Nothing to do with birds, but what do you think about this tiny gem?AnnieW said:Steve - I love Yeats...
The establishment called him mad at the time, Tim. Here's one of the reasons why that was so important:Tim Allwood said:who could forget one of England's finest sons: William Blake:
The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the crow.
And Blake would have known the myth of Icarus only too well, I'm sure.Tim Allwood said:one for from old William Bloke
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings
Steve - yes, that really is a gem. Yeats wrote one of my favourite lines in literature - from "When You are Old",scampo said:Yeats? Nothing to do with birds, but what do you think about this tiny gem?