{"id":3614,"date":"2017-07-05T20:43:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T20:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stuartmillerosborne.co.uk\/?p=3614"},"modified":"2017-07-05T20:44:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T20:44:26","slug":"characters-from-blake-and-other-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/05\/characters-from-blake-and-other-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Characters from Blake and Other Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 5th<\/sup> <\/i><\/p>\n

Today finds the author on a field trip in deepest Wiltshire he and his colleagues are awaiting for their equipment which has yet to arrive <\/i><\/p>\n

Whilst others pass the time writing letters to their loved ones or enjoying the comforts of a very hot day the author is reading through his book of English Romantic Verse <\/i><\/p>\n

He is reading the poetry of William Blake and has decided to have a little fun at the great man\u2019s expense <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

William Bond <\/b><\/p>\n

Oh quiet you vile dissenters
\nAct the day and let it run its course<\/p>\n

I wager that you thought I would rhyme the word course with horse <\/i><\/p>\n

But I will not <\/i><\/p>\n

I would rather use force instead of horse <\/i><\/p>\n

You should have used the word horse Mary Green <\/i><\/p>\n

But you are not a poet <\/i><\/p>\n

Fine words are a mystery to you <\/i><\/p>\n

Go back to your pots and \u00a0pans <\/i><\/p>\n

Be quiet William Bond or I will love thee less <\/i><\/p>\n

I will not feed or clothe you \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

You will become shambolic <\/i><\/p>\n

A sorry mess <\/i><\/p>\n

Sister Jane you will care for me if Mary Green deceives <\/i><\/p>\n

Oh William if thou does another love
\nDoes another love better than poor Mary?<\/i><\/p>\n

You are my sister we are twinned in blood and fibre <\/i><\/p>\n

Only our gender separates us <\/i><\/p>\n

You are a sick man William Bond <\/i><\/p>\n

For thou art melancholy pale <\/i><\/p>\n

Honour me and your sister <\/i><\/p>\n

Or we will leave you here to die <\/i><\/p>\n

And be aware that there will not be rows of angels <\/i><\/p>\n

To transport your wretched soul <\/i><\/p>\n

To the Lord most pure<\/i><\/p>\n

I have the Angel of Providence at my feet
\nI have the Angel of Providence whispering into my best ear <\/i><\/p>\n

I do not fear the vacant journey that you threaten <\/i><\/p>\n

Be Quiet <\/i><\/p>\n

Be Quiet both of you! <\/i><\/p>\n

And Mary poor Mary fell on to the sick room floor<\/p>\n

When Mary woke she found herself laid
\nOn the right hand of her William dear
\nOn the right hand of his sickly bed
\nHis eyes were alarmed and full of dread<\/p>\n

Now that you two have settled your score <\/i><\/p>\n

I will take my leave of thee<\/i><\/p>\n

But do not worry as I will return on the morrow <\/i><\/p>\n

To bathe Will\u2019s brow and nurse his sorrow <\/i><\/p>\n

And you my sweet delicate Mary Green <\/i><\/p>\n

Will need my time and steady hand <\/i><\/p>\n

For we will pass through William\u2019s darkened field<\/i><\/p>\n

With nought but his sword and injured shield <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Apology <\/b><\/p>\n

Please accept my sincere apologises William Blake
\nAnd come here swiftly
\nMy pen to take <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Tyger Tyger <\/b><\/p>\n

Tyger tyger burning bright
\nIn the forests of the night
\nTiger tyger burning dull
\nIn the slackness of my skull<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Conversation <\/b><\/p>\n

What are you doing Stuart?<\/i><\/p>\n

Writing a poor man\u2019s doggerel <\/i><\/p>\n

Let me see your work <\/i><\/p>\n

I think you should stay in the shade for a while longer my dearest friend<\/i><\/p>\n

The heat and sun has certainly taken its toll of you<\/i><\/p>\n

I will dispose of these wretched efforts <\/i><\/p>\n

Please do <\/i><\/p>\n

Drink lots of water and maybe close your eyes <\/i><\/p>\n

My friend took my pad and my poetry book<\/p>\n

I knew that he would not destroy them but would try to pass the work off as his own<\/p>\n

I did not care as I was feeling weak<\/p>\n

I felt as William Bond might have done<\/p>\n

But I did not have Mary Green to care for me<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hidden <\/b><\/p>\n

Excursions end and excursions fall
\nThe chills of winter reach us all<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I had hidden one last rhyme and when I felt better I was going to bury it deep in the Wiltshire soil away from the prying eyes of everyone around me <\/i><\/p>\n

But in the meantime I had hidden it in my sturdy boot <\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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