tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post2324108332809120012..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "Hope Well And Have Well: Or, Fair After Foul Weather"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-13080889537899175832012-05-24T22:13:07.660-07:002012-05-24T22:13:07.660-07:00Ms Aykroyd: thanks for stopping by again, and for ...Ms Aykroyd: thanks for stopping by again, and for your thoughts on Mahon's poem. Yes, I think that you are correct. As is borne out by later poems such as "Craigvara House", "Dawn at St. Patrick's", and "Dejection":<br /><br />Bone-idle, I lie listening to the rain,<br />Not tragic now nor yet to frenzy bold.<br />Must I stand out in thunder-storms again<br />Who have twice come in from the cold? <br /><br />Selected Poems (Penguin 1991).<br /><br />Thanks again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-18719207541731671622012-05-24T02:50:54.335-07:002012-05-24T02:50:54.335-07:00The Derek Mahon poem is a favourite, though I tend...The Derek Mahon poem is a favourite, though I tend to feel there is something ominous lurking in the background.Clarissa Aykroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571136118573329263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-35591800434338788712012-05-22T23:22:27.317-07:002012-05-22T23:22:27.317-07:00Fred: I have visited Tucson a few times, and it is...Fred: I have visited Tucson a few times, and it is lovely. However, my visits were in the spring and autumn, so I missed the 100s -- which I don't regret! Thanks for the thought. (Actually, after you've lived here a while, you become fond of the rain, and begin to miss it when we have a dry spell!)Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-75915305134224006772012-05-22T07:53:17.954-07:002012-05-22T07:53:17.954-07:00Stephen,
Come to Tucson: many days of sunshine an...Stephen,<br /><br />Come to Tucson: many days of sunshine and triple digit temps.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com