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Poignant Poem No. 2

2011-01-19T09:23:00.000-08:00

The end of a relationship is never easy, especially is you a. did not expect it and b. did not want it to end but had no say in the matter, I unfortunately have experienced both and I cannot express how much it hurts. So much history, so many good times, all the future plans and all the love you shared, all the photos, all the items you borrowed from one another, all of the songs and TV shows that remind you of one another. So, for those of you, male or female, who know how painful this is, this poem is for you. Christina Rossetti has helped me through so much and I hope she does the same for you:

Remember

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away to the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better far you should forget and smile
Than that you remember and be sad.

The last line "Better far you should forget and smile than that you remember and be sad" is my favourite line. Poor Rossetti had many failed love affairs in her life and never married, so she knew how a broken heart feels.

Poignant Poem No.1

2011-01-06T14:06:00.000-08:00

This poem is by Thomas Hardy (one of the greatest and most inspirational British poets), I hope you enjoy it as it captures the confusion and perplexing feelings that come with the parting of two lovers.

In the Vaulted Way

In the vaulted way, where the passage turned
To the shadowy corner that no one could see,
You paused for our parting, - plaintively;
Though overnight had come words that burned
My fond frail happiness out of me

And then I kissed you, - despite my thought
That our spell must end when reflection came
On what you had deemed me, whose one long aim
Had been to serve you; that what I sought
Lay not in a heart that could breathe such blame.

But yet I kissed you; whereon you again
As of old kissed me. Why, why was it so?
Do you cleave to me after that light-tongued blow?
If you scorned me at eventide, how love then?
The thing is dark, Dear. I do not know.

You Might Like: Fogg's

2011-01-05T11:09:00.000-08:00

I was visiting Camden a short while ago and found this little Cafe/Restaurant by chance, and it turned out to be a worthwhile discovery. The atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly and the food was very well made. I had lunch there but they also do breakfast and dinner if you're interested. It's quite easy to find as it's by the market.
I highly recommened the homemade burgers!

http://www.foggsrestaurant.co.uk/