The following is an extract from “A turgid stem”
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I heard a young boy singing
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The man in the market shouts his wares
“wisdom for sale, wisdom for sale…”
“how odd” say you
“in what amounts? show me your scale”
You can’t buy wisdom at any price
not with cash nor with cheque,
folly you can have at the throw of the dice.
I [...]
October 27, 2008
Categories: folk music, literature, poetry, writing . Tags: busking, common market, herbs and spices, marigold, market, sales, street performers, wisdom . Author: The Totton linnet . Comments: 9 Comments
In the bleak mid winter, I have retained the1st and 4th stanzas with part of the 2nd of Christina Georgina Rossetti’s beautiful christmas carol [pictured above] is Corrinne May-or is it…SULZ-as she sing C.G.R.’s original. http://gentledove.wordpress.com/in-the-bleak-mid-winter
Annnd…The late Robin Cook former British foreign secretary was he murdered? http://gentledove.wordpress.com/interviews-was-robin-cook-murdered
October 4, 2008
Categories: History, biography, britain, children, christianity, christmas, christmas carols, hymns, literature, poetry, politics, religion, westminster, writing . Tags: christianity, christina georgina rossetti, christmas, christmas carols, crime, iraq, politics, religion, robin cook, sulz . Author: The Totton linnet . Comments: 4 Comments