tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post2683303962692090429..comments2024-01-19T09:22:35.992-08:00Comments on Romance Under the Moonlight: Romantic PoetryStephanie Burkhart http://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-76448060778745287812012-05-02T09:15:19.354-07:002012-05-02T09:15:19.354-07:00I just think the Elizabeth Barrett and Browning ro...I just think the Elizabeth Barrett and Browning romance is one of the greats. I was thinking the poem that at once came into my head was one of hers, but actually it's Christina Rosetti:<br /><br />Remember me when I am gone away, <br />Gone far away into the silent land; <br />When you can no more hold me by the hand, <br />Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. <br />Remember me when no more day by day <br />You tell me of our future that you plann'd: <br />Only remember me; you understand <br />It will be late to counsel then or pray. <br />Yet if you should forget me for a while <br />And afterwards remember, do not grieve: <br />For if the darkness and corruption leave <br />A vestige of the thoughts that once I had, <br />Better by far you should forget and smile <br />Than that you should remember and be sad.<br /><br />I just love that poem!Elizabeth Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407958362024218785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-53604369859246154672012-05-01T22:15:54.584-07:002012-05-01T22:15:54.584-07:00Oh, how cute. Describes my dog Amelia to a tee! he...Oh, how cute. Describes my dog Amelia to a tee! hehe<br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-52821116228114874912012-05-01T22:14:42.066-07:002012-05-01T22:14:42.066-07:00Sarah, you've got me interested! I haven't...Sarah, you've got me interested! I haven't heard of Edna, but I'd love to learn more!<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-16827827090991982772012-05-01T14:34:01.579-07:002012-05-01T14:34:01.579-07:00Sarah--I always thought Dickinson the wimp. Knowin...Sarah--I always thought Dickinson the wimp. Knowing Browning's story makes her love songs so heartwrenching.Perhaps you & Steph would prefer this: "I'm sorry, ,Love,I bring so small a bone/To put here as a tribute at your feet./'Twas buried by that collie down the street;/I marked the sot and dug it up, alone./He might have fought me for it, had he known/But thought of you made e'en that danger sweet./You'll note it still retains a shred of meat/Which I had thought of keeping for my own... (Sonnets from the Pekinese).M. S. SpencerM. S. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700879115612868488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-69613060049027647632012-05-01T12:17:49.740-07:002012-05-01T12:17:49.740-07:00I have never been a big fan of Elizabeth Barrett B...I have never been a big fan of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She seemed a bit of a whimp to me. I know someone is going to shoot me for saying that. For romantic poetry, my number one is Edna St Vincent Millay. Her heart rending poem The Buck in the Snow is so powerful, sensitive and insightful. I could weep every time I read it. Her life was as intense and interesting as her work.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-5556141399305647092012-05-01T10:25:52.188-07:002012-05-01T10:25:52.188-07:00Shirley, I confuess I don't have a copy of &qu...Shirley, I confuess I don't have a copy of "Sonnets from the Porteguese" but I would LOVE to! I can see where you would would reference her - she has such a lovely way with words.<br /><br />You know who else I love to quote? Eleanor Roosevelt. That woman was remarkable. My favorite Eleanor quote is: <br /><br />"A woman is like a teabag, you don't know what she's made of until you put her in hot water." I do a weekly "Words of Wisdom" with Eleanor on my Twitter feed but maybe I'll expand it to my blog. She how you've inspired me. <br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-80498185070171534642012-05-01T10:23:10.258-07:002012-05-01T10:23:10.258-07:00Tina, lol. Yeah, I admit Elizabeth isn't an &...Tina, lol. Yeah, I admit Elizabeth isn't an "Angelina Jolie,' but hey, you know it had to be true love with her and Robert Downing.<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-86428214057869383062012-05-01T10:22:29.293-07:002012-05-01T10:22:29.293-07:00Lacey, female tourbadours, really? That's some...Lacey, female tourbadours, really? That's something that's very interesting to me. I hope you explore it.<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-56675228675148222702012-05-01T10:21:51.284-07:002012-05-01T10:21:51.284-07:00:) Thanks for visiting. I'm such a sucker for ...:) Thanks for visiting. I'm such a sucker for that poem.<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-64722626495886074092012-05-01T10:21:20.908-07:002012-05-01T10:21:20.908-07:00Jillian, she has such an inspirtional story, doesn...Jillian, she has such an inspirtional story, doesn't she? Sigh...<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-51401107145913653732012-05-01T10:13:48.565-07:002012-05-01T10:13:48.565-07:00Oh, I love Elibeth Barrett Browning. I have a book...Oh, I love Elibeth Barrett Browning. I have a book with all her poetry, and I use some of Ms Browning's stuff at the beginnings of some of my books. She was a gem. Wish I could have known her personally. <br />Thanks for the post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237137146322873116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-23297377613818275962012-05-01T09:57:31.329-07:002012-05-01T09:57:31.329-07:00Well given her picture, I can see why she wrote po...Well given her picture, I can see why she wrote poetry. Kind of a female Cyrano De Berserac. LOL Sorry. She does have some lovely poetry. I give her that.Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-71627378064560818532012-05-01T09:31:11.977-07:002012-05-01T09:31:11.977-07:00Very sweet! I'm not sure if I have a favorite...Very sweet! I'm not sure if I have a favorite poet. I have a small book on female troubadours in the middle ages - yes, it's true, there were some! It's a little nugget for me to write about sometime. :)Lacey Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818824629009067182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-34213643954188147902012-05-01T09:26:36.434-07:002012-05-01T09:26:36.434-07:00Very nice. She is one of my favorite poets as well...Very nice. She is one of my favorite poets as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634682259702186282.post-43651291280217131592012-05-01T09:25:13.536-07:002012-05-01T09:25:13.536-07:00Lovely post and lovely poem. I love her, too.Lovely post and lovely poem. I love her, too.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153037458860004412noreply@blogger.com