The Victorian and Georgian eras were a time of flair, imagination, and innovation; when mankind could see no boundaries to art, science, and achievement. It was also a time of great contrasts; immense wealth and grinding poverty, overwhelming euphoria against total despair. The poetry of the age reflected it's heights and depths of emotion, it's breadth of experience, it's myriad of thoughts, hopes, missed chances and unimaginable successes. Poets who were born during the reign of Queen Victoria, Empress of India, impressed with astounding verbage as you'd expect.
I want some love poetry, covering maybe, the Geogian or Victorian period:
So, if you please, some 1700's-1800's, stuff.
Here is one example:
How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth, and breadth, and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for right:
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life - and if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Modern looking compositions will be disqualified.
Good Luck.
Sir William
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 30, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 800, Silver: 400, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 4 people
- Final notes: In all contests, I usually find two or three above the rest, and this was no different. All works were in there own way, either positive or lesser so, but it would have gone against the grain, if a sorrowful account had won. By olde, means never give up and using optimism to gain advantage over the difficulty from innocence, class and other regions which was in those days, very gracious, to woo, than to give it a go. My thanks to you all, and thanks again for your efforts. Sir William.
Contest Winners
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by Fritz O skennick 47 lines, 32 comments, on Jun 24 6:49 AM 2008. In Dark, Sad, Thoughts, Weird, Love, Old English.
Silver trophy winner
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You're no sooner wrapped in my vision
as my love of thee overflowsby 2lullabyhaven 19 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 20 4:42 PM 2008. In Contest, Love, Thoughts
Bronze trophy winner
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Oh when her heart beats next to thine
Her heart dost thrill. Yet not her soul.by theroseofbattle 16 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 3 1:17 PM 2008. In contest, romeo and juliet, love, kisses, old english
Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Entries [14]
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s night
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‘tis not for me to weep at victim’s door,
for I have loved before and will again.by ronnica 19 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 21 11:53 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
If you were mine my darling
I would love you oh so true• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
In the iridescence of youth / I talked irresponsibly / Without even a thought / That one day I shall grow old / And see things in a colder light / It was a time / Not of fruition yet but of flowering• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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My love was like a rose in snow
calm and quiet in my heart• Commented on by judge.
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Comments
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Thank you for the Gold & congrats to the other winners
We're glad that you enjoyed our write.
Tim & Lisa -
Thanks for this honor of the Bronze, it indeed is a special honor for me
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Hi there,
Thank you so much for your kind words & the Silver shiny, both are very much appreciated...
Take care,
Fritz............
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