tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post7507354770225308708..comments2023-03-31T13:06:27.370+01:00Comments on Allotment Heaven: A Favourite poemMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-38959493329652918772009-01-30T17:11:00.000+00:002009-01-30T17:11:00.000+00:00Hi Leigh, thank you for the comment, I'm so glad y...Hi Leigh, thank you for the comment, I'm so glad you like Yeats as well, and thanks for the excert from "Oisin" like I said before that is such a lovely name.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-69493370301644078222009-01-30T16:25:00.000+00:002009-01-30T16:25:00.000+00:00Hi Mareen,I LOVE this poem. Yeats is one of my fa...Hi Mareen,<BR/>I LOVE this poem. Yeats is one of my favorite poets. Has been since I was 18 years old.<BR/>That's another reason I love my grandson's name, Oisin. Yeats wrote about Oisin the warrior poet of Irish legend. An excerpt:<BR/><BR/>O wandering Oisin, the strength<BR/><BR/>of the bell-branch is naught,<BR/><BR/>For there moves alive in your fingers the fluttering sadness of earth.<BR/><BR/>Then go through the lands in the saddle and see what<BR/><BR/>the mortals do . . .<BR/><BR/> – William Butler Yeats, from The Wanderings of Oisin <BR/><BR/>Just more common ground for us, Maureen!<BR/><BR/>Take care, <BR/>LeighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-90300115318748193542009-01-29T16:12:00.000+00:002009-01-29T16:12:00.000+00:00Aah I'm glad you love it too Anna."The Lake Isle o...Aah I'm glad you love it too Anna.<BR/>"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" is in a way more appropriate for an Allotmant blog ! seeing as he mentions -nine bean rows will I have, there and a hive for the honey bee.:)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135071957131268670.post-63121083031944979392009-01-29T15:53:00.000+00:002009-01-29T15:53:00.000+00:00One of my favourites Mo along with his beautiful ...One of my favourites Mo along with his beautiful poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' . We studied the poetry of Yeats at school, and I still have a book of his poetry in my bookshelf. It's seen better days but I can't bear to part with it :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.com