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on And The Days Are Not Full Enough by Ezra Pound, on June 23, 2004
Man, this is short...but sooooooo very true.

And then, when all is said and done...will they say of us, "They did not shake the grass." How sad.
on A Dialogue Between The Soul And Body by Andrew Marvell, on June 23, 2004
A clever musing on the disparity between the voice of the body versus the soul....to wit, the dichotmy of Man....ie. the animal and the likeness of God.

And tis true...many maladies do originate in the conflict between our subconscious desires and our rote-learning morality...until we nearly froth as mad, unable to act our desires.
on An Epitaph by Andrew Marvell, on June 23, 2004
Ah....live while you can....because if you live like you've died....why, then you have.

What price Heaven?
on To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell, on May 7, 2004

Superb!
This is a playful dialog regarding the time, lust, love and the coy atmosphere affected by women of Marvell's time.

Filled with double entrendres, this magical romp essentially says, "Time is fleeting, let's get cozy." GRIN.

He first declares his love in classic form, yet constantly referring to time passing and in the later lines, segues into true ribald references of the flesh.

My favorite lines to take away from this piece are:

"The Grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace."

And that sums it up in a nutshell.

This is one of my favorite pieces. Marvell was surely a master of the poetic word.