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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand 
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5493 Shakespearian Eyes 25 June 2006 As if love was in your eyes those of fiery green Like a artists palette colours God did paint Pigments of beauty, pupils of desire For deep inside were pools to alight This water of Him, a Saviour to adore The fire beyond destruction precious as to diamonds burn Beloved to be loved this Avon to flow forth A Stratford, this land Shakespeare did dwell the land of Ontario, a Canaan in God’s hands Avon means “river”. “River Avon” in England therefore, literally means “River River” as does “Afon Afan” (River Afan) in Welsh. The name “Avon” comes from the Welsh word afon meaning “river”. (It appears that later arrivals to Britain would ask the indigenous people what the local river was called, and were told, in the local language, that it was a river). The etymology of Avon is the Proto-Celtic *abonâ, meaning “river”. Stratford-upon-Avon is a town on the River Avon in south Warwickshire, England. The town is considered the birthplace of poet and famous English playwright William Shakespeare. The township of Stratford in New Zealand was originally to be known as Stratford-upon-Patea, located on the Patea River, in the settlement having a Shakespearian theme reflected in its street names being named from characters of William Shakespeare plays. The Avon River is a river located in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is known by the Mâori as Otakaro or Putare Kamutu. It was named Avon by John Deans in 1848 after the River Avon, Falkirk, Scotland. Stratford is also a city on the Avon River in Perth County, in south-western Ontario, Canada. Both the city and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England, of Shakespearean fame. © 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet) a poet who cares |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
I love the names of towns which include the waters flowing through them. Beautiful words. Thank you also for your explications. Shakespeare deserves to be honored all over the world, doesn't he? Love, Margherita |
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