Blossom (Horatian Ode)
She comes again, this mistress free and light,the same as before, but, always reborn.What creases she has reaped, are left a-cragin gossamer, upon Helicon's height.A dapple here and there, a lambkin...
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I love what you did here Bruce, I might have to make this form a challenge soon.Partir cst mourir un peu.
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That's a good idea, T!This is my first attempt at the Ode form, and I posted it before I checked your params in the Garret. I see you follow Turco in considering the Keats a separate Ode form. I...
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I'm afraid T, I must agree with Bruce in this matter. You once told me that you had become disenchanted with Keats, would this have influenced you?
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Thanks, Eowyn!T, you don't like my man Keats? Say it isn't so!~ Bruce
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Don't worry mate, it's taken out of context. Partir cst mourir un peu.
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Hello Bruce,Lovely spring pictures. Can't wait till she comes, though there are already snowdrops, crocuses and narcissus, showing their green heads above the snow!The ones below I liked best:Quote:In...
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Wow. What an entrance this invokes, Bruce.Quote:The earth yields up, in supplicating hues,to bless her honoured step, and birth from deaththe frigid wastes, as thunder thaws the white.enjoyed.
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This is soooooo nice I had to comment before I finished reading it. I'm not familiar with this form but it's very captivating to me. So are your words! KathyTheneva's DeviantARTThree keys that unlock...
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Thanks Deborah & Kathy I do intend to try more Odes. As this was my first, I fell back on what I know, which is Keats' Odes. In future, I'll try for a more modern and vibrant diction.~ Bruce
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I really like this! Especially, "What creases she has reaped, are left a-crag in gossamer,". Very lovely.
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Incredible write! so illuminating - it casts a brilliant light upon an old subject, written in the language that best suits the subject. I also like your choice of form: the ode is a forgotten, but...
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Thanks Galadrial & Petruchio for your kind and thoughtful words ~ Bruce
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