Every now and again I write a poem. No, let me be accurate about this - what I write is verse which occasionally aspires to be poetry but generally contents itself with being doggerel. It's a family trait, and I shall probably post poems by other family members from time to time.
I hope that, if you stumble upon this blog, you will stay a while and be amused by what you read.
I'm sure you are right....poetry is notoriously difficult to translate....even for the poet, himself/herself - an admission to me by some quite eminent authors...;) more…
My feeling is that the Moutonne of the first verse are real sheep and not 'white horses' and that the 'foals' of the translation are young animals and could equally be lambs, calves or kids. I did once hand it to a friend who was not only a French teacher, but was himself half French and the implication of what he said was that the language was too more…
I dared to go into my own translator - Firefox to see what comes up....Don't know any French...but append what I found...
The spacing out of hurdles
Sea is covered with white horses in the infinity,
Clear in the clear mist
Which smells nice the young berries.
Trees and mills
Is light on the green tender more…
I enjoy painting from time to time, and very occasionally produce something which is quite nice, but no I haven't any real talent. I have A level art which is not at all the same thing, and I started an art foundation course after I left school and rapidly realised that it wasn't for me. more…
This grandfather was not a Lincolnshire man: he was actually Irish although his mother was from Lancashire and my great-grandfather's work as a civil engineer took the family all over the place, so only a proportion of the pictures are of Lincolnshire. more…
I was puzzled by the last one until I read the caption; because it doesn't look like Lincolnshire at all. I've visited some of these sites, and even stayed on a campsite at Burgh Castle (Norfolk) a few years ago. more…
Thanks for those kind words. You should hear the discards - the extempore ones that never make it on to paper - the ones that a greetings card or advertising jingle would be ashamed to call brother. more…
That's very accurate. Blogging gives you the chance to make friends, and yet keep danger at bay - as long as you don't cross the line between the virtual and your reality. It could be a mistake. more…
My output is minute - perhaps a couple of poems a year, excluding the terrible doggerel (most of which, thankfully, does not survive) which I write for special birthdays and anniversaries. more…
I like your poetry very much. I am envious of poets - I rarely write it myself,& then only in the disguise of the animals in my books; there have been two poems so far, one by a cat & one by a dog - not a large output more…
I know as I was in the final upper sixth. You will note that I did actually put the correct date in the introduction, but I wrote this for a competition in October 1972 and going into the complexities of "we will not give into any sad regret next June/July" seemed a bit complicated for a simple ballad form, especially when the judge had probably ne more…
It is fun dusting off the things you wrote years ago even the complete rubbish because every now and again you come across one that has stood the test of time - and even the rubbish has memories attached. more…
I really enjoyed this - I'm so glad that I found this blog. I just started my own blog yesterday so I will be busy dusting off my poems and adding them little by little.
Recent comments (30)
In response to: "Paysage en Lincolnshire" 75 days old
by Bushka Pro
I'm sure you are right....poetry is notoriously difficult to translate....even for the poet, himself/herself - an admission to me by some quite eminent authors...;) more…
In response to: "Paysage en Lincolnshire" 75 days old
by LissaT Pro
My feeling is that the Moutonne of the first verse are real sheep and not 'white horses' and that the 'foals' of the translation are young animals and could equally be lambs, calves or kids. I did once hand it to a friend who was not only a French teacher, but was himself half French and the implication of what he said was that the language was too more…
In response to: "Paysage en Lincolnshire" 75 days old
by Bushka Pro
I dared to go into my own translator - Firefox to see what comes up....Don't know any French...but append what I found...
The spacing out of hurdles
Sea is covered with white horses in the infinity,
Clear in the clear mist
Which smells nice the young berries.
Trees and mills
Is light on the green tender more…
In response to: "New Washed World" 228 days old
by Bushka Pro
Good words! Should be interesting to hear when sung! :) more…
In response to: "Autumn" 256 days old
by prashantbhatt [Member]
Thought provoking more…
In response to: "My Grandfather's Paintings" 256 days old
by prashantbhatt [Member]
Beautiful paintings and you have done well to preserve
them and then put them up on the net.
more…
In response to: "My Grandfather's Paintings" 675 days old
by LissaT Pro
I enjoy painting from time to time, and very occasionally produce something which is quite nice, but no I haven't any real talent. I have A level art which is not at all the same thing, and I started an art foundation course after I left school and rapidly realised that it wasn't for me. more…
In response to: "My Grandfather's Paintings" 675 days old
by LissaT Pro
This grandfather was not a Lincolnshire man: he was actually Irish although his mother was from Lancashire and my great-grandfather's work as a civil engineer took the family all over the place, so only a proportion of the pictures are of Lincolnshire. more…
In response to: "My Grandfather's Paintings" 676 days old
by loiswakeman [Member]
He was a talented man! have you inherited his way with a brush? more…
In response to: "My Grandfather's Paintings" 676 days old
by lee954 [Member]
I was puzzled by the last one until I read the caption; because it doesn't look like Lincolnshire at all. I've visited some of these sites, and even stayed on a campsite at Burgh Castle (Norfolk) a few years ago. more…
In response to: "Teaching" 878 days old
by LissaT Pro
Thanks for those kind words. You should hear the discards - the extempore ones that never make it on to paper - the ones that a greetings card or advertising jingle would be ashamed to call brother. more…
In response to: "Teaching" 878 days old
by birdsong [Member]
I claim to write poetry also.
If yours is doggerel, then mine is just ramblings.
Your writings make me smile - and so much better than my own efforts.
Keep on it more…
In response to: "Politics" 898 days old
by LissaT Pro
She was. Still remembered and frequently quoted 35 years after her death. (see my other blog for stories of her childhood) more…
In response to: "Politics" 899 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]
Harsh truth! But we make THEM, and we can undo THEM.
Your Grandmother was quite a character I imagine. more…
In response to: "NOVEL-TEA" 902 days old
by LissaT Pro
It is amazing how attached we become to fictional characters, and how much we care.
This month's reading group choice is a long cliche ridden novel set in the 1920s - I'm engrossed nonetheless. more…
In response to: "Wartime" 903 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]
:D more…
In response to: "Requiem" 903 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]
Whoever it was for, she loved that person. Beatiful love. more…
In response to: "NOVEL-TEA" 903 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]
I often develop an anxiety when I'm about to get to the last page of a book - some sort of separation angst as if someone is about to die. more…
In response to: "Work in Progress" 903 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]
That's very accurate. Blogging gives you the chance to make friends, and yet keep danger at bay - as long as you don't cross the line between the virtual and your reality. It could be a mistake. more…
In response to: "Work in Progress" 908 days old
by skip2468 [Member]
I sure hope that I am not included with your intruders or even strangers. ' Friends ' seems to make much more sense.- lol
Thank you for your magic words. more…
In response to: "Teaching" 909 days old
by LissaT Pro
Thanks both for your kind words. more…
In response to: "Teaching" 909 days old
by skip2468 [Member]
Congratulations for really top verse.
Just an idle thought - what about an up to date one about ME - lol more…
In response to: "Teaching" 909 days old
by catdancer [Member]
Loved the poems Blackboard & Rose. Wish I could write it regularly, but just glad I can still write. more…
In response to: "Life's Minor Irritations" 925 days old
by LissaT Pro
My output is minute - perhaps a couple of poems a year, excluding the terrible doggerel (most of which, thankfully, does not survive) which I write for special birthdays and anniversaries. more…
In response to: "Life's Minor Irritations" 930 days old
by catdancer [Member]
I like your poetry very much. I am envious of poets - I rarely write it myself,& then only in the disguise of the animals in my books; there have been two poems so far, one by a cat & one by a dog - not a large output more…
In response to: "SCHOOLDAYS" 961 days old
by LissaT Pro
I know as I was in the final upper sixth. You will note that I did actually put the correct date in the introduction, but I wrote this for a competition in October 1972 and going into the complexities of "we will not give into any sad regret next June/July" seemed a bit complicated for a simple ballad form, especially when the judge had probably ne more…
In response to: "SCHOOLDAYS" 961 days old
by Sue Paine [Visitor]
Cleethorpes Girls'Grammar School actually closed in 1973! - but perhaps 72 was easier for rhyming purposes! more…
In response to: "PRAYER FOR THE LATE LISSA" 1004 days old
by LissaT Pro
It is fun dusting off the things you wrote years ago even the complete rubbish because every now and again you come across one that has stood the test of time - and even the rubbish has memories attached. more…
In response to: "PRAYER FOR THE LATE LISSA" 1004 days old
by la_spice [Member]
I really enjoyed this - I'm so glad that I found this blog. I just started my own blog yesterday so I will be busy dusting off my poems and adding them little by little.
Marian more…
In response to: "Requiem" 1012 days old
by LissaT Pro
Sorted the typo. more…