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I only know one poem, and it is short. I read a book as a child called 'On The Beach' by Nevil Shute. The book is about the end of the world after a nuclear war. It was made into a movie in the late 50s with Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. In the foreword is this......
This is the way the world will end
This is the way the world will end
This is the way the world will end
Not with a bang, but with a whimper
For some reason, it has stuck with me, these many years.
Today's Question(s): When you were in school, did you have to memorize poetry? If so, do you remember any of the poems you had to memorize? And if so, would you give us the title(s)? Nope. I always seemed to get English teachers that hated teaching English classes more than I hated taking English classes.
Is/are there any poem(s) you particularly love?
Ode To Stinky Cheese
Stinky cheese how I love thee, You fill my life full of glee, Stinky cheese please be available to me, For all of eternity.
Alaskan Mutt 2014
Bonus Question(s): What kind of things do you like at breakfast time (choose any that apply): fried eggs? Fried, hard boiled, soft boiled, over easy, over hard, scrambled or raw they are still yucky
omelet? See above
pancakes? Bring them on
waffles? May I have seconds please
hot cereal? cold cereal?
blueberry muffin? Yummy for the tummy
bagel with cream cheese?
other? How about a cheese sandwich
Just for Fun: When I win the lottery, I'm taking up traveling around the U.S. promoting stinky cheese eating as a new hobby.
Today's Question(s): When you were in school, did you have to memorize poetry? Yes If so, do you remember any of the poems you had to memorize? Yes And if so, would you give us the title(s)?
"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae
Is/are there any poem(s) you particularly love?
"Trees" by Joyce Kilmer ("Poems are made by fools like me/But only God can make a tree.")
"The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
"The Waste Land" by T. S. Eliot
"O Captain, My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
"Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Annabel Lee" and "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
"In Just-Spring" and "Buffalo Bill's Defunct" by e. e. cummings
"The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams
"Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold
"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
Bonus Question(s): What kind of things do you like at breakfast time (choose any that apply): fried eggs? omelet? pancakes? waffles? hot cereal? cold cereal? blueberry muffin? bagel with cream cheese? other?
All of the above!
Just for Fun: When I win the lottery, I'm taking up philanthropy as a new hobby.
It's warming up here today. Expected temps around 30° instead of the below normal teens we've been having, waaaaay too early in the season! On the news this morning, they said there were below freezing temps in all 50 states overnight! Very unusual! They're calling this month "Novembrrrrrrr."
Moving right along...
Today's Question(s): When you were in school, did you have to memorize poetry? nope
Is/are there any poem(s) you particularly love?
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
Bonus Question(s): What kind of things do you like at breakfast time (choose any that apply): fried eggs? omelet? pancakes? waffles? hot cereal? cold cereal? blueberry muffin? bagel with cream cheese? other?
any of the above will do however I usually don't eat breakfast because i would rather come home and go to bed
Just for Fun: When I win the lottery, I'm taking up who knows...likely more horses, raising my own as a new hobby.
Today in History: Arts/Entertainment: 1850 Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate Birthday: 1962 Jodie Foster, American actor Politics/Public Affairs: 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and 7 years..." Science/Technology: 1911 New York receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy Sports: 1953 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business (My, how things have changed! )
Today’s Word: gleichschaltung Pronunciation: (GLYK-shalt-toong) Meaning: noun: The forced standardization of political, economic, and cultural institutions, as in an authoritarian state. Etymology: From German gleichschalten (to bring into line), from gleich (same) + schalten (to switch, turn). The term was used by the Nazi regime for totalitarian control. Earliest documented use: 1933.
Today is: American Made Matters Day Equal Opportunity Day (aka Gettysburg Address Day) Geographic Information Systems Day (3rd Wednesday) Have A Bad Day Day International Men's Day National Educational Support Professionals Day (Wednesday of week before Thanksgiving) Rocky and Bullwinkle Day Women's Entrepreneurship Day World Toilet Day
Quote of the Day: "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." ~ Jodie Foster ~
Today's Question(s): When you were in school, did you have to memorize poetry? Yup If so, do you remember any of the poems you had to memorize? Only the odd line here and there And if so, would you give us the title(s)? The Ancient Mariner; The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Is/are there any poem(s) you particularly love? Anything by Rupert Brooke.
Bonus Question(s): What kind of things do you like at breakfast time (choose any that apply):
I don't do breakfast, the thought of food first thing in the morning gives me the heeby-jeebies. However, I like some of the listed items for lunch/brunch. fried eggs? Never, under any circumstances omelet? Have this for dinner sometimes pancakes? Would have for brunch/lunch waffles? Ditto hot cereal? Ack, no thanks. Not ever. cold cereal? Occasionally for an after dinner snack if I didn't eat enough at dinner. blueberry muffin? Might have for brunch/lunch bagel with cream cheese? Love these (but prefer them with smoked salmon as well as cream cheese) - would have for brunch, lunch or dinner. other?
Just for Fun: When I win the lottery, I'm taking up __________ as a new hobby. I would stick with my current hobby - genealogy - but would use some of the winnings to travel to the areas where my ancestors lived (mostly in England, some in the US and some in Canada). I'd like to see where and how they lived, and check for more records in churches, cemeteries, city halls, etc.
Thanks Pats!
Happy rest of Wednesday to those who are still up!
(in the links there are the translations of those poems)
Is/are there any poem(s) you particularly love?
Ironically I had to study Italian literature for 8 years (5 hours every week!), but I've never liked this subject so much. And then I've always preferred prose over poetry.
Bonus Question(s):
What kind of things do you like at breakfast time (choose any that apply):
fried eggs?
omelet?
pancakes?
waffles?
hot cereal?
cold cereal?
blueberry muffin?
bagel with cream cheese?
other?
I usually eat a tea with some biscuits.
Just for Fun:
When I win the lottery, I'm taking up ________ as a new hobby. no ideas now...
Today in History:
Arts/Entertainment: 1850 Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate
Birthday: 1962 Jodie Foster, American actor
Politics/Public Affairs: 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and 7 years..."
Science/Technology: 1911 New York receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy W Marconi!!!!!! Sports: 1953 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business ( My, how things have changed! )
I'm a day late, but thought I'd still take a stab at:
Today's Question(s): When you were in school, did you have to memorize poetry? Yes, and I still remember some of the poems, including several stanzas of "Little Orphan Annie" and "The Charge of the Light Brigade." If so, do you remember any of the poems you had to memorize? Haha - see above. And if so, would you give us the title(s)? Haha - see above.
Is/are there any poem(s) you particularly love? I have a favorite poem, in an anthology. The author is unknown. Here are some selected parts:
"Thank God for you, good friend of mine. Seldom is friendship such as thine. . . . When I recall from time to time how you inspired this heart of mine, I find myself inclined to pray, 'God bless my friend this very day.' Thank God for you. . . . Some day I hope with you stand before the throne of God's right hand, and say to you at journey's end, 'Praise God, you've been to me a friend!' Thank God for you."
Good friends truly are a gift from God.
Bonus Question(s): What kind of things do you like at breakfast time (choose any that apply): fried eggs? Yum! With bacon, please. omelet? I'd rather have eggs scrambled or fried than in an omelet. pancakes? Yum! waffles? Yum! hot cereal? Pretty good. cold cereal? Pretty good. I like Kashi whole-grain cereals. blueberry muffin? Pretty good. bagel with cream cheese? Pretty good. other? Steak and eggs, with American fries and a big glass of orange juice. I haven't had a breakfast like that in years.
Just for Fun: When I win the lottery, I'm taking up first-class traveling as a new hobby.
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My, how things have changed! 
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