For Elizabeth

March 31, 2002, 5:27 pm

For ElizabethThe sun that bravely shone at last went down:lie easy now, the head that wore a crown.

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 1, 2002, 6:25 pm

Wow, a lovely encomium. So much with so few words and flawless meter. I enjoyed this greatly.Michelle

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 1, 2002, 8:27 pm

Very tasteful, David. My compliments too!All Best, Crispin"Sic vive tamquam cras moriturus, sic stude quasi semper victurus."~ Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536)

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Hi David! I read your comment on a sonnet posted on the main board and I think your couplet is absolutely breath takingly heartfelt. I think the entire world is saddened by such a great loss, and I...

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 2, 2002, 9:15 pm

Thanks for the kind remarks.I'd intended to write a sonnet, but started with the couplet and then thought that it said about as much as I had to say.Still, it might grow, you never know.Regards,David

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 8, 2002, 6:53 pm

Oh, come on. With all due respect... This posting and the trailing comments are total bull----. I'm convinced this board is filled with clique-driven, nepotismatic endeavors.Too short and too...

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 8, 2002, 10:21 pm

Gosh, if that was "all I had to say" on a subject, I think I'd keep it to my myself...Maybe it's just me, but I find it a little odd that people are patting each other on the back for writing a single...

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 8, 2002, 11:31 pm

Is that what you think it is? Unnecessary padding? Being familiar with David's work, I could feel the sentiment and the sadness in this couplet. I also think that more than anything, he posted this as...

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 9, 2002, 9:02 am

Knowing David as a fine poet who considers his every word - resulting in the fact that he only posts one poem per month (and keeps revising his older poems) - I found (and still find) this epitaph's...

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 18, 2002, 11:07 pm

Thanks for the comment, positive and otherwise.As Laurie says, it was posted really as a tribute to that brave old lady.Here's one I wrote for her daughter, who died in February.Regards,DavidOn the...

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Re: For Elizabeth

April 19, 2002, 9:04 am

Thanks for posting this beautiful triolet David. It's a form I enjoy, and perfect for expressions of strong emotion.I also enjoyed your tribute to Queen Elizabeth.Jude

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