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Tag: British

The Hay Wain by John Constable

February 23, 2020February 14, 2020 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Title: The Hay Wain Date: 1821 Movement: Romanticism, Naturalism Media: Oil on canvas Location: The National Gallery, London, UK...

Blockbuster by Sweet

January 1, 2020December 27, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Sweet are a British glam rock band that reached worldwide fame in the 1970s. Originally called Sweetshop

Get It On by T Rex

November 30, 2019November 29, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Well you're dirty and sweet Clad in black don't look back and I love you You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah

The Golden Toddy by Simon Armitage

August 31, 2019August 19, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Poem of the Week The Golden Toddy Poet: Simon Armitage Born: 26 May 1963, Yorkshire, UK British

Down Behind the Dustbin by Michael Rosen

August 10, 2019July 29, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Michael Rosen is a children’s novelist and poet with over 140 books to his credit. He was Children’s Laureate June 2007 and June 2009. He is also well known as a television presenter and political columnist.

Black Knight

JMJ and Penguins

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  • Raven
    • Over the Hills and Far Away by Nightwish
    • Salvatore Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci
    • Egoism
    • Humpbacks
    • Contemplating the Power of Magic
    • Lazarus by David Bowie
    • El Khasné, Petra by Frederic Edwin Church
    • The Afterlife by Billy Collins
    • I Am My Own Muse
    • In the April Moonlight

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Glorionic Sonnet Notes

Originally posted on About the Jez of It:
Created by Gloria MartinStructure: Octet and a sestetMeter: decasyllabic or pentameterSchema: aabbbccc ddedee. Example Black Rose Petals by Jez Farmer As I lay the black roses on your graveI no longer feel I am strong and braveAs winds blows emptiness again todayIt feels like living is so…

Japanese Sonnet Notes

Originally posted on About the Jez of It:
Created by Jose Rizal M ReyesStructure: Quatrain, sestet and quatrainMeter: each line is a haikuSchema: aaaa bbbbbb aaaa Example Sakura Memories by Jez Farmer Sweet scented petals descend on the breeze; fragrant farewell,Memories entwine in rivers of tears; love cannot dispelDark clouds obscure the future and the…

Grammarian Sonnet Notes

Originally posted on About the Jez of It:
Created by Jose Rizal M. ReyesStructure: alternate quintains and coupletsMeter: decasyllabic or pentameterRhyme Scheme: abbba cc deeed ff Example The Rabbit and the Warrior by Jez Farmer As springtide comes amid the ancient stoneA warrior stands alone as he seeksThe old one with whom holy wisdom speaksAs…

Promised Kisses

Promised Kisses

Form: Limerick Oh love of mine when the dawn awakesmy promised kisses are yours to takein the first golden lightas we seal our loving nightyour gentle heart I will never break. Dear lady you are all I desirecome fill my dreams of love with your fireand I will sate your needswith all my words and […]

Devil’s Dance

Devil’s Dance

Form: Quintilla Shifting easy from dark to lightLazily back to dark againSitting on the edge in the rainSilently watching in the nightJiving between the shades of right ©JGFarmer2021

Aftermath

Aftermath

Last night dancing the tiles all red
Our feet talking more than words said
Glasses overflowing with wine…

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