To The Rainbow : Thomas Campbell : : Rain / Rainbow Poems : :

To the RainbowBy Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) TRIUMPHAL arch, that fill’st the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud philosophy To teach me what thou art. 4 Still seem as to my childhood’s sight, 5 A midway station given, For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven. 8 Can all thatContinue reading “To The Rainbow : Thomas Campbell : : Rain / Rainbow Poems : :”

The Rainbow : James Thompson : : Rain/ Rainbow Poems : :

The Rainbow Poem by James Thomson : : : : Moist, bright, and green, the landscape laughs around.Full swell the woods; their every music wakes,Mix’d in wild concert, with the warbling brooksIncreased, the distant bleatings of the hills,And hollow lows responsive from the vales,Whence, blending all, the sweeten’d zephyr springs. ( 6 ) : StanzaContinue reading “The Rainbow : James Thompson : : Rain/ Rainbow Poems : :”

Rain : Don Paterson : : Rain Poems : :

RainBy Don Paterson May 19, 2008I love all films that start with rain:rain, braiding a windowpaneor darkening a hung-out dressor streaming down her upturned face; one long thundering downpourright through the empty script and scorebefore the act, before the blame,before the lens pulls through the frame to where the woman sits alonebeside a silent telephoneorContinue reading “Rain : Don Paterson : : Rain Poems : :”

Song For The Rainy Season : Elizabeth Bishop : : Rain Poems : :

Song For The Rainy Season by Elizabeth Bishop ( 1911 – 1979 )Hidden, oh hiddenin the high fogthe house we live in,beneath the magnetic rock,rain-, rainbow-ridden,where blood-blackbromelias, lichens,owls, and the lintof the waterfalls cling,familiar, unbidden. In a dim ageof waterthe brook sings loudfrom a rib cageof giant fern; vaporclimbs up the thick growtheffortlessly, turns back,holdingContinue reading “Song For The Rainy Season : Elizabeth Bishop : : Rain Poems : :”

Brothers : Andrew Forster : ( 1 ) : : ( Two ) Bus Brothers : A Narrative Video ( August 28,2019 : nbcnews.com ) : : Brother Poems : :

https://images.app.goo.gl/FywPeCM4GTNmXxXr9 ‘Brothers’ by Andrew ForsterSaddled with you for the afternoon, me and Paulambled across the threadbare field to the bus stop,talking over Sheffield Wednesday’s chances in the Cupwhile you skipped beside us in your ridiculous tank-top,spouting six-year-old views on Rotherham United. Suddenly you froze, said you hadn’t any bus fare.I sighed, said you should goContinue reading “Brothers : Andrew Forster : ( 1 ) : : ( Two ) Bus Brothers : A Narrative Video ( August 28,2019 : nbcnews.com ) : : Brother Poems : :”

The Shooting Of Dan McGrew : Robert W Service : :

The Shooting of Dan McGrewBY ROBERT W. SERVICEA bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon;The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune;Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew,And watching his luck was his light-o’-love, the lady that’s known as Lou. (1) WhenContinue reading “The Shooting Of Dan McGrew : Robert W Service : :”

The Cremation of Sam McGee : Robert W Service : ( 1 ) : Narrative Video With Paintings By Ted Harrison and Poem Audio By Johnny Cash : ( 2 ) : : Narrative Video Adaptation ( Beavofact ) Directed By Johnny Askwith : ( 3 ) : :

https://youtu.be/wGhFNYll_mU The Cremation of Sam McGeeBY ROBERT W. SERVICEThere are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold;The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold;The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did seeWas that night on the margeContinue reading “The Cremation of Sam McGee : Robert W Service : ( 1 ) : Narrative Video With Paintings By Ted Harrison and Poem Audio By Johnny Cash : ( 2 ) : : Narrative Video Adaptation ( Beavofact ) Directed By Johnny Askwith : ( 3 ) : :”

The March Of The Dead : Robert W Service : :

Robert William Service ( 1854 – 1958 ) : : : : ::The March Of The Dead The cruel war was over — oh, the triumph was so sweet!We watched the troops returning, through our tears;There was triumph, triumph, triumph down the scarlet glittering street,And you scarce could hear the music for the cheers.And youContinue reading “The March Of The Dead : Robert W Service : :”

Little Brother : Robert William Service : : Brother Poems : :

Robert William Service ( January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958 ) : A British-Canadian poet and writer : “the Bard of the Yukon” :: Little BrotherWars have been and wars will beTill the human race is run;Battles red by land and sea,Never peace beneath the sun.I am old and little care;I’ll be cold, myContinue reading “Little Brother : Robert William Service : : Brother Poems : :”

The Gardener Lxviii: None Lives For Ever, Brother : Rabindranath Tagore : : Brother Poems : :

The Gardener Lxviii: None Lives For Ever, Brother Poem by Rabindranath Tagore : : : :Rabindranath Tagore Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency / British India None lives for ever, brother, andnothing lasts for long. Keep that inmind and rejoice.Our life is not the one old burden,our path is not the one longjourney.One sole poet has notContinue reading “The Gardener Lxviii: None Lives For Ever, Brother : Rabindranath Tagore : : Brother Poems : :”

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