A Sail! A Sail!
In this week’s instalment of the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the becalmed ship is approached by another ship, but this is no ordinary ship, and the ancient mariner begins to be punished for his sin and his shipmates suffer the penalty for their hypocrisy.
Water, Water
In this week’s instalment of the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a curse is laid on the ship.
There Was a Ship
This week, and for the next several weeks, I am going to look at Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s epic poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” which tells a supernatural tale of damnation and redemption.
This Frenzy
This week’s poem is a change from the pastoral note of the last two weeks: Edna St. Vincent Millay gives her side of an encounter.
Paths of Glory
This week’s poem is Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray which reminds us that regardless of our place in the world and the wealth and fame we might garner, there is one final destination for us all.
Only the Name
This week’s choice is Adlestrop by Edward Thomas which is a beautiful evocation of a moment in time.
Pilgrim Soul
This week’s poem is “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats which is short but beautiful.
Rough Winds
I posted about this poem at the beginning of the year but it seems appropriate on a windy, rainy day in May to post again Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 which reminds us that, though a lovely summer’s day can’t be guaranteed, a lovely person’s fame doesn’t fade.
Let Us Be True
This week’s poem is “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold which I have chosen because it sticks in my memory.