tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post2497986910908768168..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: RememberStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-77282702742215143372014-02-27T19:53:24.942-08:002014-02-27T19:53:24.942-08:00Bob: thank you very much for the kind words, and f...Bob: thank you very much for the kind words, and for the epitaph and the poem by Borges, both of which are new to me. The Borges poem is a perfect accompaniment to my visits to The Greek Anthology. I appreciate your calling it to my attention.<br /><br />One of my favorite epitaphs is recorded by Charlotte Mew in an essay titled "The Country Sunday." It appears on the gravestone of a child: "Eternity is not length of life but depth of life." I posted about it on February 16, 2012, if you wish to have a look.<br /><br />Thank you again. And good luck on your research on gravestone verses.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-42254598873213083092014-02-27T14:42:36.934-08:002014-02-27T14:42:36.934-08:00This is wonderful on many levels. I am actually do...This is wonderful on many levels. I am actually doing some research on the literary origins of early New England gravestone verses. Many of these could appear on a stone 2000 years ago, or 200, or today. Some of the ones appearing in New England in the 1700s are minor gems, like these tiny Greek inscriptions. One of my poetic favorites is:<br /><br />Peace to thy dusty bed<br />Thou lovely sleeping clay;<br />Here rest thy weary head<br />Till the great Rising Day.<br /><br />And you probably know that Borges wrote a fine poem addressed "To a minor poet of the Greek Anthology," perhaps even the author of Sabinus' epitaph. One online version is here:<br /><br />http://www.stalvies.net/news/2011/01/to-a-minor-poet-of-the-greek-anthology/Robert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.com