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JANUARY 4 AND T.S. ELIOT

Oznell — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:48:55 GMT

January 4, 1965 was when the world lost T.S. Eliot, who had been born in St. Louis on September 26, 1888.

Considered one of the handful of greatest poets of all time in the English language.

A few lines from Eliot, many of which have made their way into common parlance--

..."This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang, but a whimper" from The Hollow Men

..."April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain." from The Waste Land

..."In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo." from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

...We shall not cease from our exploration, and the end of all our exploration will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time. from "Four Quartets"

"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

"These fragments I have shored against my ruins". from The Waste Land

And the great man also loved cats!

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Puzzle Piece — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:36:02 GMT

Thanks Oznell. You must have such a beautiful life.

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just bee — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:12:08 GMT

Decades ago, I listened to Eliot reading his poems in a university English course. A voice not easily forgotten.

For a treat, find one of these recordings on YouTube...

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SharkE — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:19:49 GMT

I like Edgar Allan Poe or is it Allen LOL

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SharkE — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:20:55 GMT

Nope, it's Allan

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:35:27 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
I like Edgar Allan Poe or is it Allen LOL

@SharkE Annabel Lee is my favorite Poem of his.

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Bookplate — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:43:36 GMT

And we absolutely should NOT blame the poet for that abomination of a musical and a movie, Cats!

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Love my grandkids — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:00:22 GMT

@Oznell I remember reading The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in high school. Love it. Think I'll get out my wonderful book of poetry and read it again. Thanks for the great post.

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just bee — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:03:38 GMT

@Bookplate wrote:
And we absolutely should NOT blame the poet for that abomination of a musical and a movie, Cats!

@Bookplate

And the show is one instance where one doesn't want the Memory.

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just bee — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:06:12 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
@Oznell I remember reading The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in high school. Love it. Think I'll get out my wonderful book of poetry and read it again. Thanks for the great post.

@Love my grandkids

Or go to YouTube and let Eliot read it to you. (I did that this morning after reading @Oznell's post.)

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just bee — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:09:58 GMT

@Bookplate

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun

If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day
Has begun...

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Bookplate — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:25:56 GMT

@just bee wrote:
@Bookplate

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun

If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day
Has begun...

@just bee Hilarious!

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just bee — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:27:01 GMT

@Bookplate

Couldn't resist.

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spiderw — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:40:04 GMT

It is good of you, Oznell, to point out this wonderful poet, T.S. Eliot!, a great man of the arts. Thanks also for the sayings he left us, so meaningful and well stated. At school English was always my favorite subject and I love to read. However, it is always a learning experience with so many outstanding poets, writers and genres.

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occasionalrain — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:56:48 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ

My favorite is The Raven.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:42:55 GMT

@occasionalrain wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ

My favorite is The Raven.

@occasionalrain Agree, it's a good one.

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Northray — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:20:43 GMT

Oznell your posts always bring beauty and enlightenment. I think we should call you the Culture Conservator of QVC!

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Oznell — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:22:17 GMT

Ha, ha, love it, @just bee !

Kind @Northray , I could never live up to that, but thanks so much for the shout-out.

So agree with posters' assessment of Edgar Allan Poe. Another American genius-- and his January birthday is quickly approaching.

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just bee — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:40:28 GMT

@Oznell wrote:
Ha, ha, love it, @just bee !

Kind @Northray , I could never live up to that, but thanks so much for the shout-out.

So agree with posters' assessment of Edgar Allan Poe. Another American genius-- and his January birthday is quickly approaching.

@Oznell

We'll be looking for your thread on January 19!

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just bee — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:57:44 GMT

@Northray wrote:
Oznell your posts always bring beauty and enlightenment. I think we should call you the Culture Conservator of QVC!

@Northray

Would that make us, who so appreciate @Oznell, the Culture Club?