A small group had a very entertaining meeting with readings from a diverse selection of poets ranging from Ted Hughes Laurie Lee, Shakespeare, Christine Rossetti and many others. Our next meeting will focus on woman poets, with thoughts of choosing our own "Poet Laureate!"
New members would be very welcome.
Next meeting at Phyl Barrett's 80 292 824 342 Woodlands Rd
27th June at 10am
After Death
Christina Rossetti
The curtains were half drawn, the floor was swept
And strewn with rushes, rosemary and may
Lay thick upon the bed on which I lay,
Where through the lattice ivy-shadows crept.
He leaned above me, thinking that I slept
And could not hear him; but I heard him say:
"Poor child, poor child:" and as he turned away
Came a deep silence, and I knew he wept.
He did not touch the shroud, or raise the fold
That hid my face, or take my hand in his,
Or ruffle the smooth pillows for my head:
He did not love me living; but once dead
He pitied me; and very sweet it is
To know he still is warm though I am cold.
