Ride the Lightning
This week’s poem is by Alfred Noyes, and its name is “Immortal Sails”. I chose it because I like Noyes’s poetry and the title appealed to me when I saw it.
Be You Merry, My Friends
This week’s choice is for all my friends but especially for Hazel, Kevin, Ian and Angela. It’s “Laugh and be merry” by John Masefield.
The Daughter of the Vine
This week we reach the mid-point of the Rubaiyat, which emphasises the pointlessness of arguing and ruminating over unknowable facts and urges us to enjoy our lives, especially if that enjoyment includes “the Daughter of the Vine.”
The Loveliest and the Best
This week is the second examining the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam which takes a reflective turn before decrying the time wasted in pointless argument about the whys and wherefores of the world.
The Hunter of the East
For this week and the next four weeks I am looking at the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam as translated by Edward Fitzgerald in his first edition of the translation.
Every Dog His Day
This week’s poem is “Young and Old” by Charles Kingsley, which reminds us to seize our opportunities while we have them.
The Sobriety of My Youth
This week’s poem is Jenny Joseph’s “Warning” which I have chosen because it is light-hearted but carries a great message.
Carpe Diem
Poet’s Day continues with three poems by Robert Herrick. I had planned to choose poems about Easter but on reflection, the poems I found all seemed to be very religious in nature and didn’t inspire me, so I abandoned the idea.