She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
~ George Gordon Byron (Lord Byron)
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scene from Dead Poets Society
Words for the Year 
And a scene from my favorite movie! Thanks. 🙂
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David, hi! Oh how I love that movie. Impossible for me to think about Byron’s poem without remembering that scene. 🙂
Hope your busy Spring is going, well, Springily! xo
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Well, it certainly is keeping the spring in my step! Looking forward to a week off with an old friend, binoculars, wine and my hiking boots. 🙂
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Sounds divine, David, enjoy!
(Christy Anna and Christina’s Words are both me; just depends on whom I’m logged in as.)
Not all who wander are lost…have fun!
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Sigh…Lord Byron. This whisked me back to high school English and my favorite teacher.
Thank goodness my first boyfriend quoted “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” instead of Shakespeare or Byron. I would have fallen hook, line, and sinker and would probably be still living in that dying town.
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One of the first poems I ever memorized. So beautiful.
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