tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post334295932623199044..comments2023-09-24T13:42:26.769+01:00Comments on Yes it's TOTALFECKINEEJIT: Pity ye not The Mayfly.Totalfeckineejithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-89049889544240271432009-09-27T01:25:13.847+01:002009-09-27T01:25:13.847+01:00She is a very lucky woman,beedler.You have plenty ...She is a very lucky woman,beedler.You have plenty of time to get a pome written by monday.And yes I think I would like that line on my gravestone.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-20118482200125256472009-09-27T01:22:06.834+01:002009-09-27T01:22:06.834+01:00Thanks for posting this,Sandra, it is a lovely and...Thanks for posting this,Sandra, it is a lovely and pertinent poem.I'll look up the rest of it now.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-83920877319226208402009-09-27T01:18:24.380+01:002009-09-27T01:18:24.380+01:00The holy Mayfly, aleph, I hadn't thought of th...The holy Mayfly, aleph, I hadn't thought of that. Doh! :)Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-82304574640374243742009-09-25T10:56:45.087+01:002009-09-25T10:56:45.087+01:00Mrs Eejit sounds like a fine lady! Lucky you. Lo...Mrs Eejit sounds like a fine lady! Lucky you. Love this post and must get on this poetry buzz.. too busy f'ing to be feedin' now theres a line....beedlemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162685973075108123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-5404647464583524792009-09-25T04:23:24.963+01:002009-09-25T04:23:24.963+01:00This is the poem to which I referred. It is part o...This is the poem to which I referred. It is part of <i>Little Gidding</i>, Part IV of Eliot's Four Quartets. <br /><br /><i><br /><br />All shall be well, and<br />All manner of thing shall be well....<br /><br />We die with the dying:<br />See, they depart, and we go with them.<br />We are born with the dead:<br />See, they return, and bring us with them.<br />The moment of the rose and the moment of the yew-tree<br />Are of equal duration. A people without history<br />Is not redeemed from time, for history is a pattern<br />Of timeless moments. So, while the light fails<br />On a winter's afternoon, in a secluded chapel<br />History is now and England.<br /><br />With the drawing of this Love and the voice of this<br /> Calling<br /><br />We shall not cease from exploration<br />And the end of all our exploring<br />Will be to arrive where we started<br />And know the place for the first time.</i><br /><br />If you like, you can find the whole poem at http://www.tristan.icom43.net/quartets/gidding.htmlSandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-91855518674850197222009-09-25T02:42:57.659+01:002009-09-25T02:42:57.659+01:00but life would be an endless torture for a puritan...but life would be an endless torture for a puritan mayfly that aspired to live its short life devoted to holiness. ah! everything is so so relative.patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535053343860386543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-77394247026652225532009-09-24T21:00:06.645+01:002009-09-24T21:00:06.645+01:00I could not survive without Mrs EEjo that's fo...I could not survive without Mrs EEjo that's for sure, Heather. There's plenty time left for the pome,something will come to you and if it doesn't there will be another feckin task for the following weekand probably the week after and after that and...... :)Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-60713158312826798322009-09-24T20:56:52.747+01:002009-09-24T20:56:52.747+01:00Tanx Dominic , I once was given a Far side desk di...Tanx Dominic , I once was given a Far side desk diary and it was deadly funny with a cartoon for every day of the year.If anyone would like to buy me another this christmas that would be mughty fine!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-83556783188894477812009-09-24T20:55:01.693+01:002009-09-24T20:55:01.693+01:00Dragonflys?Dragonflys?Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-86037434430831498172009-09-24T20:54:30.961+01:002009-09-24T20:54:30.961+01:00And dragonflies, Watercats, my favourite flies!And dragonflies, Watercats, my favourite flies!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-24731790253887500262009-09-24T20:53:48.794+01:002009-09-24T20:53:48.794+01:00Some, ARtSparker, might argue nobody could accuse ...Some, ARtSparker, might argue nobody could accuse me of thinking- period! :)Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-79112811206269927812009-09-24T20:52:57.094+01:002009-09-24T20:52:57.094+01:00Now that's intersting Rachel. looking forward ...Now that's intersting Rachel. looking forward to reading.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-61826623268524657322009-09-24T20:22:52.805+01:002009-09-24T20:22:52.805+01:00Oh Feck - it's a good thing you have Mrs.Eejit...Oh Feck - it's a good thing you have Mrs.Eejit to try to keep you out of trouble! The poor woman must be run ragged sometimes. I may not have a poem for Monday - this week's homework is probably beyond me.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-22867235316604222712009-09-24T19:39:08.511+01:002009-09-24T19:39:08.511+01:00Talk of Richard Clayderman and excrement reminds m...Talk of Richard Clayderman and excrement reminds me of one of my favourite <a href="http://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=Music&file=songinfo&song_id=32363&start=30" rel="nofollow">Far Side Cartoons</a> (it's near the bottom of the page).Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-17924304328726407392009-09-24T19:18:36.768+01:002009-09-24T19:18:36.768+01:00EXACTLY!.. :-P
Mayflies rock!EXACTLY!.. :-P<br />Mayflies rock!Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-88948842028605477482009-09-24T19:13:47.167+01:002009-09-24T19:13:47.167+01:00Noone could accuse you of thinking small.Noone could accuse you of thinking small.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-47330156923006129032009-09-24T19:13:13.710+01:002009-09-24T19:13:13.710+01:00Bad taste and the Ted poems seem to be going hand ...Bad taste and the Ted poems seem to be going hand in hand...wait till you read mine...<br /><br />See you Monday.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-61077543263733946232009-09-24T19:08:02.954+01:002009-09-24T19:08:02.954+01:00That is a real compliment, weaver, thank you.And t...That is a real compliment, weaver, thank you.And they are great poems aren't they?Can't wait to se what you(and hopefully others) come up with on Monday.Pip, pip!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-41763889766309248962009-09-24T19:05:28.650+01:002009-09-24T19:05:28.650+01:00Thanks John, in all honesty I've never read Ei...Thanks John, in all honesty I've never read Einsteins theory but I will now. All joking aside it is possible to go (and they surely did)to some really, really, dark places with poetry in general, let alone Ted Hughes.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-84378902072220940312009-09-24T19:02:58.116+01:002009-09-24T19:02:58.116+01:00That is great news Sandra Leigh ,I'm honestly ...That is great news Sandra Leigh ,I'm honestly looking forward to reading it.I'm more excited(and conversely worried) about this task than any of the others and can't wait to see the results.Tanx a million for joining in, the whole thing is nothing without people having a go. Don't know the Eliot poem,Iam particularily unwell read, but will look it up!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-51131006071228902752009-09-24T18:10:24.981+01:002009-09-24T18:10:24.981+01:00Your sense of humour eej - it creases me every tim...Your sense of humour eej - it creases me every time. I laugh out loud and Mr Weaver comes to see what is funny - and I have to say it is usually you!<br />Those two poems are very addictive - I have now read them in almost all the places you specified (note I said almost)- they are marvellous examples of old Ted's work and I love them. Now I begin to wonder what Monday will bring forth.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-84064849176401557892009-09-24T18:07:45.131+01:002009-09-24T18:07:45.131+01:00Einstein had a much less vivid take on relativity ...Einstein had a much less vivid take on relativity involving either talking with an attractive woman or touching a hot stove (if my memory serves me right). Your comparison is much more memorable than Einstein's, esp. the piano part.<br /><br />I can see that it would be possible to go very bad places with Ted Hughes, especially if tipsy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012340126991815859.post-10073032709999574312009-09-24T17:52:13.220+01:002009-09-24T17:52:13.220+01:00Eejit, you will be pleased to hear that I, too, ha...Eejit, you will be pleased to hear that I, too, have been working on my poem. It is waiting in the wings, ready to be published early on Monday - maybe even in its current form.<br /><br />Too bad about the Teddy ditty - and I enjoyed this post - it reminded me of Eliot's poem about the moment of the rose and the moment of the yew tree.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.com