Poetry Forum

Thank you Queen Vic. http://www.alrunaspoetry.com is a lovely site. I couldn't agree more that poetry should be encouraged in schools but the teacher that is sypathetic to poetry is very rare. People nowadays think there is something wrong (as in weird) with you if you read poetry. I'm 66 now and re...

Helo again. Here is the full poem. As I said it is a bit twee but I find it very poignant. Once in an old fashioned garden A long time ago I suppose There grew a slender white lily And close to it grew a rose Now they both loved the amorous West Wind And how it happened nobody knows But a kiss that ...

Would this give you a clue?
It was learnt by a friend when at school. She is now 74'ish. I will get the full poem and post it - it is really nice (maybe a bit twee but still nice)

Thank you. Much appreciated.

I am trying to find out about the poem which begins:
"Once in an old fashioned garden
A long time ago I suppose"
Does anyone know when it was written and who wrote it?

Just read 'Lust for life'. An biographical novel about Vincent van Gogh by Irving Stone. Excellent read. I then listened to the words of 'Vincent' by Don McLean - moved me to tears. If you like the read you must read Irving Stone's 'Depths of Glory'. This is the biographical novel of Camille Pissaro...