Below is one of my favourite poems by George Eliot, her dream in the 19th century still works for me today.
If I went by writer's names, I would have totally bypassed this piece all together because the first book I read by George Eliot during my school days was 'The Mill on The Floss'. It was such a sad story (depressing too, the story of a young girl) it left quite an impression, I never picked up another book by her.
I don't like sad endings I confess - be it book or movie..probably life too. I try to avoid them (can't do that in life though !). Strangely, now that I think back on it, I did quite a few of those tragedies in school like King Lear, Coriolanus, Wuthering Heights, Things Fall Apart (except for Midsummer Night's Dream) few more...were they trying to depress us (late teens) out of Literature !! ......that's enough of that.. let's move on to peaceful images..
You love the roses - so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!
(Roses by G Eliot)
Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
Hugs and prayers,
andrea
I liked the narration of Mill on Floss. I think I had to study it for my pre-university course.
ReplyDeleteThis is something new to me and thanks for sharing such a wonderful poem here with us
I read that, and it actually sent a shiver down my spine! I don't know why...but it did!
ReplyDeleteI love all the classics, Wuthering Heights, Tess of the D'Urbervillers, to name but two, but I have the complete collection of Charles Dickens which I have been trying to get rid of for years! And The Complete Works of Shakespeare, which I just love! They all jostle along quite comfortably with the set of Twilight books and the Lords of the Ring trilogy, as well as modern classics. I love them all!
Loved the poem. It was really beautiful!.
ReplyDeleteIt pulled on my emotions.:)