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The wind and rain (with apologies to the Bard)
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The wind and rain (with apologies to the Bard) |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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There are many versions of the song "Wind and rain", that is said to have been written by Shakespeare. This would be just another....with apologies. There were two sisters from county Clare Oh! The wind and rain One was dark and the other was fair Oh, the dreadful wind and rain They both caught the eye of the millers’ son Oh! The wind and rain But, he had a lust for the fairer one Oh, the dreadful wind and rain He lured her to the river one day Oh! The wind and the rain Lured her to the river and had his way Oh, the dreadful wind and rain Then he pushed into the river to drown Oh! The wind and rain And watched her as she floated down Cried, Oh the dreadful wind and rain She floated downstream to the millers’ pond Oh! The wind and rain Dead on the water, like a snow white swan Oh, the dreadful wind and rain As she came to rest on the riverside Oh! The wind and the rain Her bones were washed by the rolling tide Oh, the dreadful wind and rain Along the road came a fiddler fair Oh! The wind and rain And he saw her bones just lying there Cried, oh the dreadful wind and rain He carved fiddle pegs from her long finger bones Oh! The wind and the rain And made a fiddle head from her breast bone Oh, the dreadful wind and rain He made a fiddle body from her hip bones Oh! The wind and rain And he made a fiddle neck from her thigh bone Oh, the dreadful wind and rain He made a fiddle bow from her rib bone Oh! The wind and the rain He made a fiddle bow from her rib bone Oh, the dreadful wind and rain He strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair Oh! The wind and rain He strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair Cried, oh, the dreadful wind and rain But the only tune that the fiddle would play Was oh, the wind and the rain And the only tune that the fiddle would play Was oh, the dreadful wind and rain [This message has been edited by wranx (06-24-2003 10:09 AM).] |
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JilGirl Member
since 2003-05-24
Posts 364Washington |
Most creative and clever! You took gruesome and made amusement! Great write! I enjoyed! Blessings! Shirl 'Tiz feathers that make the bird - |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
I feel the need to stomp a foot to this it is a haunting story just sing into the can...  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
no need to apologize for an awesome write! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Musical, m'yeti...has quite a lilt to it, and? It made me crave a mug o mead--but then that's not so unusual either. Oh the wind and the rain! Enjoyed...and a beer does sound tasty too...hmmm. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
nicely done Ed...not sure apologies are needed at all...it is in the spirit and the tone.. and well crafted.. enjoyed.. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
There y'go, being all perfect and sensitive again, and I guess it didn't help, having some Irish music on in the background... Wonderful Ed... do it again...  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I may have Irish blood but I'm glad I'm a brunette!  Now you have me regarding the wind and the rain in a whole different way! How "dreadful"! A gruesome tale but told well. Warm hugs, EA |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
I remember this well . . . what a beautiful write, Ed xxoo |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Amazing, I love it. Sandra |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL. Why laugh? because I'm part Irish and part blonde...never mind which, and? this really reminds me more of Geoffrey Chaucer than the Shakester. Oh now see what you've done, I'll have to go back and re-read the Miller's Tale, which is nothing like this write, but so what? LOL |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
wranx Typical morbid irish singing Of the dead and near being. Good write, enjoyed. |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
as always you do pull the reader in with much excitement......hugsssss I do need to get back often.....  Lauren~ Through the darkness |
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Gina Culliney Member
since 2003-03-08
Posts 170 |
well done... great write! |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
Enjoyed this Write! ARCTIC WIND |
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