Sand and me have handled the most bizarre briefs

[jadesfire]

Poetry isn't something I generally connect to, but just as last year was my experiment in 'trying to understand vids', I thought I'd use this poetry month to try out some poetry. I went through a phase of memorising it, although the only things I can remember now are the couplets of "If" in a more or less random order, "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's Day", a couple of Yeats poems and this one:


She walks in beauty, like the night
Lord Byron

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impair'd the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!


And while we're on the subject, I can't recommend the Mark Steel lecture on Byron highly enough. He has a few series on 'People with a Passion' and is a joy to listen to.

Oh, and not directly on that subject, but related to the idea of 'People with a Passion', if you can access the BBC iPlayer, try the latest Horizon programme. (apiphile, you'll like this - it's an hour of Marcus du Sautoy getting enthusiastic about maths and at one point they scan his brain :D) I swear, I fangirl that man to an embarrassing degree. Since the programme features Alan Davies getting maths lessons, you can also watch it and see where I went to school! We even had the same maths teacher *g*

I have a whole load more links I wanted to share with you, but for now, I'll settle for Diablo III - Archivist. There's more like this under my 'LJ' tag at my delicious account if anyone wants to get a head start on my next linkspam.

And if anyone spots my life while they're out and about, please send it back, along with the sleep that I seem to be missing at the moment. Ta muchly :)