Bastions of History

Bastions of History

 

My unrivaled heart

speaks in tongue of English lore,

fancies the  19^th century frock

 

is beguiled by the romantic musings

of John Keats,

enraptured by the melodious offerings

of the distant nightingale

 

is held captive,

unchained and dauntless

by these

bastions of history.

 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is a beautiful castle...i love old castles...i love old fashioned poetry about the love of lore.

this poem is wonderful...it takes me to a time i often feel i once lived in in another life.

thank you for this...Kelly.

jacob

[Kelly Scheppers]

Something of which we both have in common, Jacob...thank you!

[ANTO]

Theres a lot to be said for bodice-ripping periods in history Kelly - with the men in their pantaloons and the girls in their corsets - Im sure it was a very naughty time, if one had the key to the chastity belt, that is, lol.
This write has class though - isn't bawdy or camp and has a provenance about it that makes the reader want to know more - about the writer and the time.
Super musings K.
:)

[Kelly Scheppers]

You flatter me so, Anto...thank you dear! Please tell me what that is in your avatar...it looks like hot dogs nestled beside a whallop of mashed potatoes, or cauliflower...am I close, or way off? ; )

[ANTO]

Yep - you are very close Kelly - its sausage, potatoes and butter and spring onions; the national dish of my part of Ireland and its called Champ - it does indeed build champions - champions of what though? just dont know ... lol xD

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'm Irish, and I LOVE sausage. My mother used to cut it up diagonally, and serve it with fried potatoes with lots of green onions. Oh my, now I'm hungry!

[ANTO]

Wow thats great Kelly - another Irish writer on here. Your mums recipe sounds like half champ and half bubble-and-squeak (fried potatoes and onions) !!
Oh Kelly, the best sausages for Champ are Hafner sausage - been made in Dublin since the 1880's and still widely used all over Ireland - delicious spiciness and made for Champ - oh I can smell them now - irrrrrrresistible ! sorry lol