Smokey that's so beautiful
Posted by Lap of the Goddess on November 04, 2004
In Reply to: The Silver Swan posted by Smokey Stover on November 04, 2004
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: : : The Silver Swan who, living, had no note,
: : : When death approached, unlocked her silent throat.
: : : Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
: : : Thus sung her first and last,
: : : And sung no more:
: : : "Farewell all joys, O death come close mine eyes.
: : : More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise."
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: : : Need I say more? SS
: : You might say it is an Orlando Gibbons composition.
: I might say that, but it might imply that Gibbons was the author of the poem. He set it to music as a madrigal, published in 1601, but no one seems to know who wrote the words. And it is the words that express the sentiments, among others, that I feel today (November 3). SS
Did you know we have black swans down here. Completely irrelevant, but I thought I'd mention it. And they're stunning too.
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