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toubab1020
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 Posted - 02 Aug 2011 : 21:11:19
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Have a look at this link,there is some great poetry here Kaan,I have posted just a snippet of what is available.
http://www.bartleby.com/42/639.html
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
YOU ask me, why, tho’ ill at ease,
Within this region I subsist,
Whose spirits falter in the mist,
And languish for the purple seas.
It is the land that freemen till, 5
That sober-suited Freedom chose,
The land, where girt with friends or foes
A man may speak the thing he will;
A land of settled government,
A land of just and old renown, 10
Where Freedom slowly broadens down
From precedent to precedent;
Where faction seldom gathers head,
But, by degrees to fullness wrought,
The strength of some diffusive thought 15
Hath time and space to work and spread.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute, 20
Tho’ power should make from land to land
The name of Britain trebly great—
Tho’ every channel of the State
Should fill and choke with golden sand—
Yet waft me from the harbor-mouth, 25
Wild wind! I seek a warmer sky,
And I will see before I die
The palms and temples of the South.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Aug 2011 : 13:44:49
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| Hie T1020 thanks for passing this one on, I have read it and find many interestings strains within the various stanzas , and you know what; it sent me thinking again about issues close to my heart. I am guessing that the writer is British; who even in this land of freedom, yearns for more of other things , yet if we moan about our plight ; that is of our poor nation some guys get into tantrums of fits , just like little chidren under attack by others whilst they play with their beloved toys. Gambians though are no ones puppets to be used and discarded at will. Though silent their eyes tell a different tale and it is those that I and others try to expose. Little moves which have been described by some as inconsequential but I am of the view that keeping mute too is not an option ,so we shall talk at least to show our distaste of the current state of affairs. Once more buddy thanks for triggering me and surely I am on the alert for the writing mood to come up then I shall do it again. On the auspicious occasion of Ramadan I hereby extend heartfelt greetings of peace to all bar none on this forum. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 03 Aug 2011 : 16:16:23
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Thank you for your wishes and the same to you,I dont want to push you at all into things but if you are interested this link will take you to a short history of the man yes he was English.
http://www.adnax.com/biogs/alt.htm
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Originally posted by kaanibaa
Hie T1020 thanks for passing this one on, I have read it and find many interestings strains within the various stanzas , and you know what; it sent me thinking again about issues close to my heart. I am guessing that the writer is British; who even in this land of freedom, yearns for more of other things , yet if we moan about our plight ; that is of our poor nation some guys get into tantrums of fits , just like little chidren under attack by others whilst they play with their beloved toys. Gambians though are no ones puppets to be used and discarded at will. Though silent their eyes tell a different tale and it is those that I and others try to expose. Little moves which have been described by some as inconsequential but I am of the view that keeping mute too is not an option ,so we shall talk at least to show our distaste of the current state of affairs. Once more buddy thanks for triggering me and surely I am on the alert for the writing mood to come up then I shall do it again. On the auspicious occasion of Ramadan I hereby extend heartfelt greetings of peace to all bar none on this forum.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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turk
USA
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Posted - 03 Aug 2011 : 16:46:54
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| I am old school. I like Rumi poems. |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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toubab1020
12306 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2011 : 18:32:01
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Great stuff here as well turk,thanks.
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I am old school. I like Rumi poems.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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