Chaucer Smiles a Greensleeve's Dream

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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2003-09-15 03:21 PM

Chaucer Smiles a Greensleeve's Dream

By lute, or flute,
when the sound
of the melody comes,
and the pianissimo
quality is there

even a violin
will lend itself
to open doors
upon a cool night’s air

walk, then, along with me,
upon the stones,
to a scene,
past the mist, towards
the revelry,

and Chaucer smiles, a bedeviled smile
as roast venison is carved
and soundly plattered

while ale is poured
and voices chatter
this dream in which
he would find himself,

Oh, Chaucer’s smile is bedeviled

for now the tune comes round
and round
he himself would hear a softer
sound
there within the maiden’s breast,
where his head would
likely rest

Oh, Chaucer’s smile, bedeviled…

For he heard the tune
e'en before the bard,
he heard spirits play
there in the yard,
the notes were surely
his in heart
for a poet like he
could imagine the art

of a melody
such as what a maiden
would sing,

alas, my love, you do me wrong

and he saw the maiden
there in the mist
dance to a tune which was
still childless
there in the harvest moon
he swore,
he saw her dance
and more

Aye, Chaucer wore
A bedeviled smile…

Ringo

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Saluting with misty eyes

1 posted 2003-09-15 03:45 PM

Karilea- This is very well written. I can hear the tunes playing.

We are all equal but we’re individually different
and able to reach the impossible if we try.

Martie

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2 posted 2003-09-15 03:58 PM

Karilea

I think you are right...you certainly made him come alive within my mind....and now, I picture him just like this. Thank you!

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3 posted 2003-09-15 04:04 PM

"and he saw the maiden
there in the mist
dance to a tune which was
still childless
there in the harvest moon
he swore,
he saw her dance
and more

Aye, Chaucer wore
A bedeviled smile…"

Wonderful write Karilea...
What fantastic imagery...
I so much enjoyed the read.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~ I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before ~

Earth Angel
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4 posted 2003-09-15 04:16 PM

So pleased am I that I chanced upon such fair and beguiling poetry.

Another jewel for your crown--and glory...

Linda

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5 posted 2003-09-15 04:24 PM

I think I still hear the music!

lovely, Sunshine.

~Tier

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6 posted 2003-09-15 05:41 PM

Sometimes something is so beautiful it's painful...

vlraynes
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7 posted 2003-09-16 02:58 PM

"and he saw the maiden
there in the mist
dance to a tune which was
still childless
there in the harvest moon
he swore,
he saw her dance
and more

Aye, Chaucer wore
A bedeviled smile…"

Simply beautiful, Karilea...
When the power of love overcomes the
love of power the world will know peace.
-Jimi Hendrix

Ericc
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8 posted 2003-09-16 03:22 PM

You capture the essence of words in such a magical way. Great Poem!
Eric

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9 posted 2003-09-18 04:44 PM

I could hear the tune softly in the background as I watched Chaucer devour venison and drink his ale.

Wonderful Sunshinygirl.

M

fate is not just
whose cooking smells good
but which way the wind blows

(Ani DiFranco)

Pilgrimage
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10 posted 2003-09-18 04:49 PM

I could see a moon-beamed courtyard and the olde English scene. It made me wistful and amused at the same time.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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