Reading Robert Graves

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Theseus and Ariadne

High on his figured couch beyond the waves He dreams, in dream recalling her set walk
Down paths of oyster-shell bordered with flowers And down the shadowy turf under the vine.
He sighs: "Deep sunk in my erroneous past
She haunts the ruins and the ravaged lawns."
Yet still unharmed it stands, the regal house Crooked by age and overtopped by pines
When first he wearied of her constancy.

And with a surer foot she goes than when
Dread of his hate was thunder in the air,
When the pines agonized with flaws of wind
And flowers glared up at her with frantic eyes.
Of him, now all is done, she never dreams
But calls a living blessing down upon
What he supposes rubble and rank grass;
Playing the queen to nobler company.

Robert Graves

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More of Robert Graves

(especially me dear Robert)

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On modesty--
"The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity."

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Jackie, You wax deeply tonight. Is it possible to understand what you're saying without understanding why you're saying it?

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Good evening, Letty,

How are you Smile

- and waxing WONDERFUL yourself is my hope!!!

The time on this forum is NOT when I am posting, [from my wanderings.]

[I just noticed you wrote '...deeplytonight']

Opposite, Letty. I may not sometimes understand all I am saying, or forget something- but I know EXACTLY why I am saying it. Cool

Are you a fan of Robert Graves? I never saw the earlier quote before, and I was quite fascinated with it. Still thinking, though. I am not sure SOME poetry did not attain MANY carats of perfection. Especially Shakespeare's sonnets.

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Good morning, Jackie.

Six:10 AM here in Florida Smile

Not certain if I'm a fan of Robert Graves or not, but I'll let you know later in the day. Confused

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Well, I love Graves - prose and poetry, for all that he deemed much of his prose "pot-boilers".

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