tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post1469854736990978986..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51102109516445400832017-03-07T12:27:35.191-06:002017-03-07T12:27:35.191-06:00They are generally portentous and evocative places...They are generally portentous and evocative places in novels. The poet stresses the unfulfilled potential of those buried in his country churchyard. Unfulfilled possibly because of poverty, lack of education, lack of opportunity.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-53187567477082755952017-03-07T11:45:02.336-06:002017-03-07T11:45:02.336-06:00I have not spent much time in graveyards. Except w...I have not spent much time in graveyards. Except when visiting Ireland, it seemed appropriate somehow. My parents were cremated with ashes scattered, so no grave to visit. But I do like graveyards as they feature in novels. Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-83447396314723587932017-03-05T22:06:53.969-06:002017-03-05T22:06:53.969-06:00It's a blast from my past as well. School is w...It's a blast from my past as well. School is where I first read it and loved it. It has remained very meaningful to me over the years. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-23100038077463278152017-03-05T21:52:03.843-06:002017-03-05T21:52:03.843-06:00For me this is a blast from the past, Dorothy. Tho...For me this is a blast from the past, Dorothy. Thomas Gray's Elegy was required reading in English high schools in my day. I memorized the first several verses but too long to remember all of it. But I loved it and Gray was one of my favorite English poets. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-39598646356373868312017-03-05T18:43:10.354-06:002017-03-05T18:43:10.354-06:00I'm glad you liked it. It has always been a fa...I'm glad you liked it. It has always been a favorite of mine.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4486968721794069582017-03-05T17:59:41.862-06:002017-03-05T17:59:41.862-06:00You're right, it is long, but I liked it!
&qu...You're right, it is long, but I liked it!<br /><br />"The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, <br /> And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, <br />Awaits alike th' inevitable hour. <br /> The paths of glory lead but to the grave."Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com