Just reminded of Coleridge's famous lines from 'Dejection: An Ode': "O Lady! we receive but what we give, And in our life alone does Nature live: Ours is her wedding-garment, ours her shroud!" CR --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Chokh Raj <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Yes. And the images from nature carry a sad association, and evoke a sad memory. CR --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> wrote: And Lincoln in a coffin. P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chokh Raj To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:44 PM Subject: Re: OT - sharing a reading of 'Jasmine', a poem by John Eppel Indeed! "Lilac and star and bird" -- "the fragrant pines, and the cedars dusk and dim". Thank you, Peter. CR --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Peter Montgomery <[log in to unmask]> wrote: "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed." P. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chokh Raj To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:12 AM Subject: OT - sharing a reading of 'Jasmine', a poem by John Eppel "now that the jasmine is blooming / and the air is stilled by woodsmoke" http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/jul/12/jasmine-john-eppel-poetry poetry has many voices, indeed CR