Thank you for posting this and for your Courage. Do you think Browning is caught up in this mess as a pedophile? I know nothing about his past so am only asking and do not wish to tarnish his image but I am genuinely curious. I have never heard anything involving him so people should not convict him. I will now look into his poems as well. I will be checking this out all day. Stay safe and Peace.
THANK YOU so much for Clearing That Up. So Browning IS ONE OF US. Good. We need more from the past to guide us, for nowadays the words are not so kind and beautiful, imo. I remember a little of him from my High School years. We had a teacher that really loved literature and instilled a love of reading. I already had that, but I really enjoyed the class. Browning here I come. I encourage others to do the same. Just discovered this was deleted. So very sad.
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carmencita ago
Thank you for posting this and for your Courage. Do you think Browning is caught up in this mess as a pedophile? I know nothing about his past so am only asking and do not wish to tarnish his image but I am genuinely curious. I have never heard anything involving him so people should not convict him. I will now look into his poems as well. I will be checking this out all day. Stay safe and Peace.
ferfrendongles ago
No no no.. I love Browning. I think he was our kind of guy. Read some of his poems. They are beautiful!
Thank you so much for the kind words. :)
carmencita ago
THANK YOU so much for Clearing That Up. So Browning IS ONE OF US. Good. We need more from the past to guide us, for nowadays the words are not so kind and beautiful, imo. I remember a little of him from my High School years. We had a teacher that really loved literature and instilled a love of reading. I already had that, but I really enjoyed the class. Browning here I come. I encourage others to do the same. Just discovered this was deleted. So very sad.
ferfrendongles ago
You're welcome!
Here's Porphyria's Lover (my fav)
The rain set early in to-night,
It tore the elm-tops down for spite,
When glided in Porphyria; straight
And kneeled and made the cheerless grate
Withdrew the dripping cloak and shawl,
Her hat and let the damp hair fall,
She put my arm about her waist,
And all her yellow hair displaced,
Murmuring how she loved me — she
To set its struggling passion free
But passion sometimes would prevail,
A sudden thought of one so pale
Be sure I looked up at her eyes
Porphyria worshipped me; surprise
That moment she was mine, mine, fair,
A thing to do, and all her hair
And strangled her. No pain felt she;
As a shut bud that holds a bee,
And I untightened next the tress
Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss:
Her head, which droops upon it still:
So glad it has its utmost will,
Porphyria's love: she guessed not how
And thus we sit together now,
Poems do not format well.. lol https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46313/porphyrias-lover
I'm glad to have met you!
carmencita ago
Thank you again. Just read it again. Beautiful.