My copy of the book ESSENTIAL POEMS came today and I know I'm going to like it because it's just loaded with beautiful love poems from all kinds of well-known poets------everyone from Lord Byron to Carl Sandberg to Maya Angelou to Emily Dickinson. Good stuff. REALLY good stuff! A good "bedside" book. WHOA!!! Wait a minute,------don't take that to the Alley now!!----- What I MEAN is, it's a good book for light reading and it has so many pretty sentiments in it, that EVEN IF one is by one's self----then one could still really enjoy it. (SHEEEEEESH!!)

For anyone who can't upload the poems through realplayer here's a link to the Ioan reading the Gloire poem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWMyLigdBv0

Hi midnightmagicgirl, This is so lovely to watch, since I don't have sound on my computer, it STILL tells a story in such a pretty fashion. Thanks.

For those of you who like to read a bit of poetry now and then, you might want to try the ESSENTIAL POEMS book! I just finished it, and found it to be a very thoughtful and entertaining read. You might check with your public library,or local bookstore for it. This small volume covers all sorts of stages that a love relationship can take.

Thanks so much Frances for taking the time to copy out the D.H. Lawrence poem. He's my favourite writer but oddly enough I've never seen that poem before so you've really made my day, ta. Lovely pictures too!

Aww... I remember those poems. I'm afraid my lack of English cuts the sharpest edge off the poems, but anyway listening to his voice is always poetic...