tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post1046485304292245944..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Stretch Your Purple Lobster's Tail--Reb MacRathKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-6178847237738742492014-07-12T19:18:36.644+01:002014-07-12T19:18:36.644+01:00Warning (by Jenny Joseph)
"When I am an old ...Warning (by Jenny Joseph)<br /><br />"When I am an old woman I shall wear purple <br />With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me. <br />And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves <br />And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter."<br /><br />Watch out dear friends I'm 60 now. The only technical hitch is that I don't appear to have a pension. No brandy, summer gloves and satin sandals for me, yet....<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-63259975266520531772014-07-12T18:27:17.821+01:002014-07-12T18:27:17.821+01:00Reb, a terrific post with some personal faves of m...Reb, a terrific post with some personal faves of mine, Oscar Wilde, lobsters (basically sea critters rock), French 19th century poets, and a stand against the 'less is more' mentality. Purple Lobster Day it is! Hallmark, get on it asap.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-65404818678099777622014-07-12T16:53:20.359+01:002014-07-12T16:53:20.359+01:00Bill, I did find a literal translation of Nerval&#...Bill, I did find a literal translation of Nerval's sonnet--and you're right: it is exquisite. That poor soul knew how to walk a bloomin' purple lobster. glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-52613179644031339612014-07-12T15:11:17.924+01:002014-07-12T15:11:17.924+01:00Thanks, Sue and Bill. I haven't read the Nerva...Thanks, Sue and Bill. I haven't read the Nerval poem but will look it up. Too late now but I wish I'd added the Golden Rule for literary bullies: Make a virtue of doing the exact opposite of whatever it is you can't do.<br />glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80760556267657268392014-07-12T12:04:42.467+01:002014-07-12T12:04:42.467+01:00I now realise, Reb, why for years I've chosen ...I now realise, Reb, why for years I've chosen to wear a purple corduroy jacket when I want to project my image as that of a 'writer'. (I've no idea what 'les autres' make of it but I'm secure in my delusion.) By the way, Nerval's wonderful poem El Desdichado is at least as good as any of Baudelaire's, and I'm a huge Baudelaire fan.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26989306233062100122014-07-12T11:06:48.319+01:002014-07-12T11:06:48.319+01:00Hooray for the Partonesque purple!Hooray for the Partonesque purple!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com