I'm thinking about what my favorite might be. Here's one of my favorites, but it might not be what you expect:
THE DIFFICULTY
About my Darling's lovely eyes I've made no end of verses; About her precious little mouth, Songs, which each voice rehearses; About my Darling's little cheek, I wrote a splended sonnet; And, -- if she only had a heart, I'd write an ode upon it.
- James Freeman Clark (Translated from Heine)
Not exactly in the same spirit, I know, but it was something that really struck me. :) Although it says a little something about me (or my humor, specificially) it's not the way I feel right now and I'm trying to find something more indicative of my mood. ;)
Finding my favorites is actually going to be a bit difficult. But here's another that I like:
Love's Justification
It must be right sometimes to entertain Chaste love with hope not over-credulous: Since if all human loves were impious, Unto what end did God the world ordain?
If I love thee and bend beneath thy reign, 'Tis for the sake of beauty glorious Which in thine eyes divine is stored for us, And drives all evil thought from its domain.
That is not love whose tyranny we own In loveliness that every moment dies; Which, like the face it worships, fades away:
True love is that which the pure heart hath known, Which alters not with time or death's decay, Yielding on earth earnest of Paradise.
-Michael Angelo
Not particularly special to me, just one that I like, and I can't precisely put my finger on why. I used to write quite a bit of poetry (mostly love), but I have little left and I haven't been able to bring myself to write a poem for many years now.
I don't have a favorite love poem, probably, but I had a nice brush with Pablo Neruda this week. I was a substitute teacher for a Spanish Language Teacher this week, who also has ESL duties. So for one hour, I was helping a bright 4th grader, who arrived this year from Mexico.
The unit was poetry, so I printed off "Ode to an Onion" and "Ode to the Tomato" for her. I think she enjoyed them.
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THE DIFFICULTY
About my Darling's lovely eyes
I've made no end of verses;
About her precious little mouth,
Songs, which each voice rehearses;
About my Darling's little cheek,
I wrote a splended sonnet;
And, -- if she only had a heart,
I'd write an ode upon it.
- James Freeman Clark (Translated from Heine)
Not exactly in the same spirit, I know, but it was something that really struck me. :) Although it says a little something about me (or my humor, specificially) it's not the way I feel right now and I'm trying to find something more indicative of my mood. ;)
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Love's Justification
It must be right sometimes to entertain
Chaste love with hope not over-credulous:
Since if all human loves were impious,
Unto what end did God the world ordain?
If I love thee and bend beneath thy reign,
'Tis for the sake of beauty glorious
Which in thine eyes divine is stored for us,
And drives all evil thought from its domain.
That is not love whose tyranny we own
In loveliness that every moment dies;
Which, like the face it worships, fades away:
True love is that which the pure heart hath known,
Which alters not with time or death's decay,
Yielding on earth earnest of Paradise.
-Michael Angelo
Not particularly special to me, just one that I like, and I can't precisely put my finger on why. I used to write quite a bit of poetry (mostly love), but I have little left and I haven't been able to bring myself to write a poem for many years now.
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The unit was poetry, so I printed off "Ode to an Onion" and "Ode to the Tomato" for her. I think she enjoyed them.
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and how can you not have a favorite poem?
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enjoy your friday...
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