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Tony
You're welcome.
Another one? Oh good, I shall be watching. Someday if and when you have the time, would you explain what's in each line? Meaning, beats, syllables, etc. I might want to try doing this someday. Thank you. --Joy!Mary
posted by
FoliageGold
on April 2, 2007 at 11:46 AM
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Thank you, Troosha - it was a lovely day - captured on film and photo, too!
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 11:38 AM
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Thanks Joy Mary - very kind of you.
Sometimes I write them at work - like today's for instance, which I'm about to post...!
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 11:37 AM
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Tony
I missed this one yesterday - what a beauty! And what a wonderful sounding spring afternoon.
posted by
Troosha
on April 2, 2007 at 9:35 AM
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Tony
I honestly don't know how you continue to write these so effortlessly. Wish I could do that. This one reads exactly like a Spring day with a few deeper words in there to remind of us of whom we are and the history. Well done! --Joy!Mary
posted by
FoliageGold
on April 2, 2007 at 2:31 AM
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Hi Bhaskar - how disappointing about the temple.
Still, yesterday was nice, the sun was out and the grounds of the church and the nearby ruins were amazing.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 1:19 AM
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Thanks Enigmatic!
I'll try and do a few more relaxing ones from time to time!
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 1:17 AM
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Thanks Carl. That description is of my brother's village.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 1:16 AM
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Hello Wiley - yes, it would be great to have our own childhoods on DVD.
The good thing about them is that you can do DVDs with edited highlights of other DVDs too, so you could end up with a most entertaining, highly polished one of the best moments over several years if you wanted to.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 1:15 AM
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Hi Afzal - that is true in most British churches, but not all.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 1:13 AM
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Hi Neil - many thanks.
I think it's just a matter of practice. Your sonnets are as good as mine were when I had still only done a small number, and the subject matter of yours is always extremely challenging. I agree, sonnets do have a way of taking you off in an unexpected direction. that's part of the fun of them!
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 2, 2007 at 1:11 AM
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Tony
A very true depiction, though sad. The house of the Lord locked is an ugly sight to me. In India, when we went to a famous temple once...being far, that is what we could manage, found it closed from 12 to 4pm. We had no time to stay back and we missed it altogether. Here, of course, the priests were resting.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on April 2, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Tony
That sonnet was so relaxing, I may just sleep (a little) tonight.
posted by
Enigmatic68
on April 1, 2007 at 9:54 PM
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Wonderful lines bringing your town to life in spite of the locked doors
of the church
posted by
cpklapper
on April 1, 2007 at 9:15 PM
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Tonyzonit
You have captured those scenes of life very astutely, gentle memories that made me wish I had DVD's of my children's childhood or even my own.
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 1, 2007 at 8:38 PM
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There is no true spirit left only ritualistic practices continue.
posted by
afzal50
on April 1, 2007 at 7:05 PM
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Tony, the flow in your sonnets is smooth; natural; convincing.I know mine R
forced at times...though my sonnets take me in directions I sometimes never intend. THis one has Roamn times and Chilhood times---all on film. shalomfromneil
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on April 1, 2007 at 4:35 PM
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Hi Chris.
Yes - and then we moved on to a nearby town and all the shops were closed at four and the cafes by five. Although in the old days, they would all have been closed on a Sunday.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 1, 2007 at 2:52 PM
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Thank you very much, Moon.
Yes, that is often the way these days.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 1, 2007 at 2:51 PM
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Yes, OTA - it was a shame because it was a lovely quiet village.
And it was a Sunday, too.
posted by
Antonionioni
on April 1, 2007 at 2:49 PM
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Very nice indeed Tony! I feel it is so out of order-that Churches should
keep their doors locked! Chris.
posted by
Scramble
on April 1, 2007 at 1:36 PM
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This is delightful, Tony. All of the images, the experiences. Delighful. And this particularly resonates:
The church, locked, doesn’t ask us in to pray,
But bells ring out at four, the memory
Of rural order and old pieties.
What is that about? Locked churches. Well, unfortunatley, I know what it is about. It makes no difference that it 'shouldn't' be that way.
MoonSpirit 
posted by
syzygy
on April 1, 2007 at 1:18 PM
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Tony
"But bells ring out at four, the memory
Of rural order and old pieties."
it seems there is no order anymore.. the rules have all gone... south.. for the winter perhaps?
posted by
Blue_feathers
on April 1, 2007 at 1:09 PM
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