Terrific Two of the Week: 9/28/09

October 3, 2009

Terrific Two of the Week: 9/28/09 - 10/2/09

So many intriguing poems by various poets have been covered this week. Here is a recap, and my two favorite poems of the week. What were YOURS? Which poets are your favorites? The two, terrific poems of the week for me were:

--When We Two Parted and Morning--

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September 28, 2009

Her Dilemma
--Description: 20th C, Hardy T., Death, Love--

September 29, 2009

Beautiful Old Age
--Description: 20th C, Lawrence D.H., Humanity, Aging--

September 30, 2009

When We Two Parted
--Description: 19th C, Byron G.G., Disillusion, Love, Separation--

October 1, 2009

Acquainted With The Night
--Description: 20th C, Frost R., Life, Nature, Night--

October 2, 2009

Morning
--Description: 20th C, Dunbar P.L., Nature, Seasons--

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Weekend Haiku:

"Orange leaves flutter
A taste of coolness around
Browns and yellows stir."

V. Mahfood
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--Word of the Day: sinuous \SIN-yoo-uhs\, adjective:
1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding.
2. Characterized by graceful curving movements.
3. Not direct; devious.
Quote:
Long gone are the days when a "robotic movement" meant something jerky, awkward, and stiff: The new robo-fish that have just been unveiled by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology swim through the water with sinuous grace.
-Eliza Strickland, Robo-Fish Are Ready to Take to the Seas, Discover Magazine, August 25, 2009

--Quote of the Day: Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?
-John Donne

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