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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
 "For this was seynt on Volantynys day Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make." (Chaucer, from "The parlement of foules") I am no Chaucer, in the high middle ages Writing adventures, written in Canterbury; But I do wear a hidden, Prioress broach Shaped like a heart, with an obvious statement Like "Love is the answer", or "love conquers all" Parading The isle past asking-forgiveness, "Sorry I missed your birthday"; Approaching protruding flags That announce the heart section Brash and red--each leaf begs for an opener Of one page tomes, announcing Love unequivocal, Hallmark affirmations, Some serious, some comical, when The curtain Of an old scene rose, The card wall became a stage- ..third grade, and the trading Of budding affection-the teacher Quietly assuring, that in this before All hints of young love shown, Are shared--evenly distributed Each child was reaching Into life's jar, For candy-heart pieces... "be mine" "real love"-"be kind", And then the passing out of cards, Given even-- Numbers, fair in distribution...a Love inaugural, for new world Knights, And wide eyed maidens--sharing Sweets and colored paper, With their might be someday consorts; The scene Closed then, came back to present day, But I thought of Geoffrey And Canterbury, as I carried home His legacy To my bryd that camyth long ago, And chese me as her make... [This message has been edited by ice (02-12-2012 11:49 AM).] |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Note: "The earliest evidence of an association between Saint Valentine's Day and celebrating romantic love is in a fourteenth-century poem by Chaucer, says Caroline Eckhardt, head of Penn State's department of comparative literature. "The title of the poem is the 'Parliament of Fowls,' and the events described in it occur on St. Valentine's Day." |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
Indeed it is. I like the juxtaposition though; in the Parlement of Foules he searches and dreams, and awakes still searching. Your poem drifts off, dreamily but in the end you weren't really searching at all. You may not be Chaucer but only because you've got it figured out already.  Your imagery is wonderful and colorful. I enjoyed this very much. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Nicole Exactly--I wasn't still searching at all.. And yet I needed to show proof of feelings-- my invisible broach shows confirmation of love-thought..but it is just that, invisible...and unless, perhaps at times on paper, or in verb I express it...the feelings are not known.. Not a problem in my personal life, but I know many who can only express feelings of the heart on Valentine day...and that is a shame. Thanks for the reply...Have A Happy Volantynys Day. |
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ebonygirl Member Elite
since 2011-07-14
Posts 2000California U.S.A |
Ice, The scene you created is so vivid, amazing. I enjoyed the childhood school memories of the Valintine card exchange. "Prioress broach", nice. Ms. E |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Nicole got to the gist of your fine poem with saber-like efficiency. "Of budding affection-the teacher Quietly assuring, that in this before All hints of young love shown, Are shared--evenly distributed Each child was reaching Into life's jar," My first love was a Miss Green (green eyes, red hair), my fifth grade schoolteacher. I think of her still, obviously. The poem was outstanding, buddy. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Ms. Ebony Thank you for reading and the reply. I must note that the "Prioress broach" signifies the one of two faces of the "Prioress", in the tale. The aristocratic, genteel, pious nun side of her, and not the shallow, unworldly, childish side of her character that was written on a different button. Although love makes us act that way at times. Thanks again. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
JP Thanks for reading, and the reply. Glad you could relate to this, actually I knew you would..:-) My Third grade teacher was Miss Kirchner.. Plump, and soft..in her delivery of lifes rumblings to little minds like mine.. When someone would cry she would hug them until they stopped...I remember tears in her own eyes when any of us were hurt for any reason...real or imagined.. See what ya done, Jerry...ya made me take another back trip---but I love the old scenes.. you knew that. |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
iceman~ I am not a fan of Valentine’s Day... let’s just put that out there now...LOL...but your poem did make me smile and meander a bit through memory lane...very, very sweet stuff coming from the ice wolf himself...lovely~ XOXO ~write on~ |
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