♕ |[5]| She soared--and I awoke, struggling in vain to follow.

[had_not_lived]

Impossible really doesn't have much meaning here, does it? Walking through other people's dreams was amazing. I understand why some people didn't enjoy it-- I mean, I guess it depends on whose dreams you see and what they're about-- but I guess I was lucky. All the dreams I stumbled into were pleasant ones. Yuuko, Rosella, thank you for showing me around your homes! I'm glad I had a chance to see them, even if it was just a dream.

Todd-- are you really going to  that was did you remember to write that poem down when you woke up? Or at least, do you remember how it goes? I was trying but I can't recall all of it. It'd be a shame to lose it, it was really good!

And speaking of which... I need your recommendations on something, City! Who's your favorite poet? What's your favorite poem? I'm partial to the Romantics myself, but I'm curious to see what other people like. And kind of curious about poetry after when I'm from... I guess I have a lot to catch up on! Anything, really-- whether you think I'd like it or not, I want to read it. Assuming the library lets me find it.

Oh, what else... Work on the play is going well, though we still need more actors, of course! We've three of the four lovers, but we're still looking for a Demetrius! And several others-- most of the Athenian actors, and more fairies, always. And if any of you would like a hand practicing your lines, let me know. Blair tells me we've got costumes taken care of, and our scenery (since the play will be outdoors,) so we should be in good shape. Once we fill out a few more roles, and once everyone feels they've got a handle on their parts (even if they're not memorized yet,) we can start thinking about working as a group!

[ooc; Theater organizizing post here still. Also...not plotting anything re: poetry. clearly. >_> also yes, he is serious, he will help you practice lines |D if anyone is lame like me we can log it if you like ♥♥]

Comments

[had_not_lived]

That would be wonderful!

Are you a poetry fan yourself?

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I'm sure one will turn up eventually, if I don't try too hard to look for it.

Mmhmm! I'm quite partial to sonnets, myself, but I rather like most anything that rhymes.

[had_not_lived]

That's going to take some getting used to-- not being able to find things there.

A lot of what I tend to read doesn't rhyme, but I've read some great sonnets. Shakespeare, mostly. Any in particular that you're fond of?

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

There's a knack to it, really, though it's hard to put into words exactly how to do it. A few tricks and a lot of luck, and persistence usually succeeds in the end.

I'm a bit partial to Sonnet 116, myself. "Let me not to the marriage of true minds / admit impediments", and so on. But I wonder--what sorts of poems are you reading, that they don't rhyme?

[had_not_lived]

I'm sure practice will help!

Oh, many of them do, but often the Romantics don't-- I've been reading Wordsworth, and some Tennyson, lately. Some poems do and others don't... just, some of my particular favorites don't, so they stick in my mind.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Er, yes. I don't believe I've heard of either of them, I'm afraid. But which poems are your favorites? May I read one, if you have it handy?

[had_not_lived]

I'm partial to Tennyson's Ulysses. Though I've been trying to get through Wordsworth's Prelude, lately.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Er. Yes, of course. I'm sure they're lovely.

[had_not_lived]

If I can find a copy, I'll show it to you... I don't have the whole thing memorized, unfortunately.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, all right, I'd love to read them if you do. Are they very long poems, then?

[had_not_lived]

Prelude is. I don't know, Wordsworth is... not really my favorite. It has parts that I like, but it's hard to follow the story of it, somehow.

Ulysses isn't long at all, really. "And though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will... to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." I don't know the beginning as well, but the end is my favorite part of it.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like that! It makes me think of home, somehow.

[had_not_lived]

It makes me think of the-- of my friends, at school... I don't know, it doesn't really describe us at all, but I can't help making the association.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know about that. From what I've seen of you and Todd, I can see how you might make that association. Especially the last part, about the striving and seeking.

[had_not_lived]

Well, maybe. But it doesn't exactly fit the rest of the poem... maybe that's why I like that part best.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Sometimes certain words and phrases just...stand out, somehow, and seem to become more important than others.

[had_not_lived]

I agree-- it isn't that I dislike the rest of the poem, but the end means more to me, somehow.