tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post3499854060167823837..comments2023-11-28T02:49:21.156-08:00Comments on my castle in spain: Do you think reciting poetry is outdated or ridiculous ?My Castle in Spainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572760890022593531noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-32025738370904586762009-06-01T06:44:44.643-07:002009-06-01T06:44:44.643-07:00I love both poems and the beautiful photos you pai...I love both poems and the beautiful photos you paired with them. <br /><br />I would like to eat some of those sardines under the palm trees. Bliss!Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-45122547734063492822009-06-01T03:42:52.042-07:002009-06-01T03:42:52.042-07:00La mer, la mer, toujours la mer. Thus reads the fi...La mer, la mer, toujours la mer. Thus reads the first page of Alejo carpentier's novel 'La Sacre du Printemps' which I re-read a couple of years ago. And your post brought back those memories. Many thanks for the poem, it's wonderful and yes, we should recite more poetry and learn more poems by heart. Have a nice week.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-83791300004819628422009-05-31T18:15:30.671-07:002009-05-31T18:15:30.671-07:00I am constantly memorizing poetry so I think it is...I am constantly memorizing poetry so I think it is wonderful that Moncheri is a kindred soul. Right now I am attempting to learn, Los Zapaticos de Rosa by Jose Marti.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-11378022251904425732009-05-31T11:53:14.293-07:002009-05-31T11:53:14.293-07:00What a wonderful gift to share, the gift of your s...What a wonderful gift to share, the gift of your self expression! I imagine the smells, the sound of waves gently breaking in the background...and there are Lala and Moncherie....the image is the poem...so refreshing to be in love and in love with romance. Poetry is alive and well! <4Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-28301696375982520762009-05-31T09:37:01.575-07:002009-05-31T09:37:01.575-07:00that is such a beautiful thought Lala!:))
to hear ...that is such a beautiful thought Lala!:))<br />to hear poetry everywhere one turns :)<br />how absolutely delightful !:))<br /><br />I too know some of my fav ones by heart..:))and never waste an opportunity to recite them:D<br /><br /><br />Love to you and Moncheri:)<br /><br />God bless you both:)<br />love<br />IndyeahIndyeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915739361027887530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-72869640136289872852009-05-31T09:24:37.527-07:002009-05-31T09:24:37.527-07:00Beautiful. I grew up memorising poetry and it's f...Beautiful. I grew up memorising poetry and it's funny which ones stick with you throughout life.<br /><br />I can go for a bit of that grilled fish...care to share? :)SE'LAH...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16108031333928082540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-12170840246987362772009-05-30T11:48:27.198-07:002009-05-30T11:48:27.198-07:00I'm just about to go outside and grill some meat i...I'm just about to go outside and grill some meat in the dying sunlight of what has been a lovely, lovely day.<br /><br />I will think of this amusing poem, (if not actually recite it). And to answer your question, I'm charmed by people who know poems "by heart" and have the courage/grace/style to recite them!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-34581363726437936692009-05-30T11:40:43.182-07:002009-05-30T11:40:43.182-07:00It's not quite what you mean, but I'll tell you my...It's not quite what you mean, but I'll tell you my poetry story. <br /><br />Yes. I absolutely do believe in the power of memorizing poetry. I hated poetry until I was an adult. I think because I never learned to love it as a child. Since I believe poetry is one of those things that makes life richer, I wanted my students to learn to love it, too. <br /><br />To that end, I have a poem of the week. Most of them are silly, humorous children's poems. But, several of them are simple "grown up" poetry. We read it in unison each morning. Then, any child who wants may memorize it and quote it to me on Fridays. They know get a prize from the treasure box. What they don't know is that they are also gaining a lifetime love of poetry.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-47906422661434545542009-05-30T09:23:19.526-07:002009-05-30T09:23:19.526-07:00Yes,yes, we should all spend time loving and cheri...Yes,yes, we should all spend time loving and cherishing words used wonderfully well.<br />I posted a sad poem by Robert Frost yesterday.<br />I love hearing poems read aloud.<br />Lots of us in the blogosphere LOVE poetry.<br />Happy weekend, Lala to you and Moncherie.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-74260933908305183512009-05-30T03:21:49.960-07:002009-05-30T03:21:49.960-07:00We used to recite poetry in school but sad to say,...We used to recite poetry in school but sad to say, the trend is lost now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-61520475530790073682009-05-29T15:59:07.924-07:002009-05-29T15:59:07.924-07:00Keep reciting Lala!
I adore poetry!
Happy weeken...Keep reciting Lala!<br />I adore poetry! <br /><br />Happy weekend to you and your Cheri!<br />xox<br />Constancerochambeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142325813293645555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-20788608177891626832009-05-29T14:33:03.025-07:002009-05-29T14:33:03.025-07:00I fear poetry is becoming outdated. When I taught...I fear poetry is becoming outdated. When I taught 4th grade, we studied and wrote our own poetry often. My students loved it and I hope that love sticks with them.<br /><br />When my husband and I were dating, he wrote me poems all the time. (They were mostly silly poems, but it was still sweet.) He also proposed to me with a poem he wrote for me. : )Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328079851586687615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-56861871126133099872009-05-29T13:16:37.356-07:002009-05-29T13:16:37.356-07:00Reciting poetery is not outdated. And neither is ...Reciting poetery is not outdated. And neither is serenading! I think those are two powerful methods for expressing how you feel for someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-78539934133786546362009-05-29T11:39:04.443-07:002009-05-29T11:39:04.443-07:00Lovely juxtaposition. The sea, the air, and poetry...Lovely juxtaposition. The sea, the air, and poetry. <br /><br />I wish more people would cite poetry aloud. Imagine, in a line somewhere, waiting, and poetry is being spoken, like:<br /><br />Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare<br /><br />Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?<br />Thou art more lovely and more temperate.<br />Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,<br />And summer's lease hath all too short a date.<br />Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,<br />And often is his gold complexion dimmed;<br />And every fair from fair sometime declines,<br />By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmed;<br />But thy eternal summer shall not fade,<br />Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,<br />Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,<br />When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st.<br />So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,<br />So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. <br /><br />I wouldn't mind waiting in line so much...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011213468397062735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-73701962203874463292009-05-29T10:53:02.518-07:002009-05-29T10:53:02.518-07:00'...Do I dare to eat a peach'
I LOVE how you both...'...Do I dare to eat a peach'<br /><br />I LOVE how you both let the verses and lines just flow...whenever!<br /><br />Beautiful!Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-87499057719710990112009-05-29T10:35:06.365-07:002009-05-29T10:35:06.365-07:00Hello Lala!
I do not think poetry is outd...Hello Lala!<br /><br /> I do not think poetry is outdated or ridiculous. I love it. I love Rilke and romantic poets whose works drip with atmosphere. Unfortunately I don't believe that enough young people are paying poetry, music, art, literature... the attention they deserve. Too busy texting? OY!<br /><br /> I didn't know you spent time in VA. I am in Bethesda.<br /><br />As Always,<br /><br />David<br />http://www.globalaroundtown.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064021788741350871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-57558300983069098732009-05-29T10:32:55.861-07:002009-05-29T10:32:55.861-07:00i knew i loved my serb when we met, but i REALLY k...i knew i loved my serb when we met, but i REALLY knew when he quoted lorca, 'i like you in green', referring to the 'online' icon on skype. i'm not so much a fan of men writing me poetry, but definitely reciting great poetry is the most luxurious of all acts/gifts.ieishahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351048799735156173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-52104541365609148502009-05-29T09:47:07.604-07:002009-05-29T09:47:07.604-07:00I love poetry....my parents read it to one another...I love poetry....my parents read it to one another, which is one of the sweet, romantic things they do and I love it! Thank you!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969389246865883205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-15849523908661280302009-05-29T09:47:06.235-07:002009-05-29T09:47:06.235-07:00I truly love that verse about the sea and for me i...I truly love that verse about the sea and for me it is a personal truth. I grew up beachside, but beyond that I feel I must have been a sea creature in a previous life. I am truly happiest immersed in sea water.<br /><br />UVa! How delightful! That is where my daughter is attending law school and it is 2 hours from my home (outside DC). I am glad you remember your time in my home state with fondness..Cecile/DreamCreateRepeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566188980438273712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-44816111792707050332009-05-29T09:31:27.567-07:002009-05-29T09:31:27.567-07:00A poet has my heart immediatly- I would spend my l...A poet has my heart immediatly- I would spend my last dime on poetry and starve through the week, nourished only by the way the words are put together- Anyone able to recite poetry off the top of their head has my admiration totally!<br />I am blind when it comes to that- sort of like falling in love with a rock star kind of blindness- My husband recited German poetry to me when we first met- That was IT! I was a goner!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-16053252283109706462009-05-29T09:24:57.685-07:002009-05-29T09:24:57.685-07:00Lala .. .
You leave us with the perfect reminder ...Lala .. .<br /><br />You leave us with the perfect reminder --- to be dreamy and poetic!<br /><br />I also love your dreamy love for Moncheri - how delightful that he totally gets you. <br /><br />My dear husband says that it is his job in life to make me Laugh Everyday.<br /><br />We are lucky girls, indeed.<br /><br />JjjjstudioJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560914513878435960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-53953596932206729982009-05-29T09:23:04.963-07:002009-05-29T09:23:04.963-07:00Me too, that's a poem I can grasp..., love it (as ...Me too, that's a poem I can grasp..., love it (as you can imagine). And I also learned many verses by heart in school.Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527314956950407179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-38525594718099612102009-05-29T09:08:06.278-07:002009-05-29T09:08:06.278-07:00Now that is a poem I can grasp. I usually find mys...Now that is a poem I can grasp. I usually find myself asking my husband, "Can you explain that to me? I don't know what that means." <br />Your photo of the sardines reminds me of the many Spaniards I used to spend time with. How they loved sardines! And now I do too. Have another grand but relaxing weekend, Lala.<br />Catherineceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-52814544175446076732009-05-29T08:25:30.013-07:002009-05-29T08:25:30.013-07:00Love the verses of Baudelaire!Love the verses of Baudelaire!Beach House Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063631257170400071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688566251618947246.post-84930126092643226752009-05-29T08:00:29.772-07:002009-05-29T08:00:29.772-07:00I am impressed you can remember poetry. I can bare...I am impressed you can remember poetry. I can barely remember how to tell a joke I just heard.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985838817276237854noreply@blogger.com