Posted by Dinah on May 21, 2011, at 18:15:20
In reply to romance? » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on May 21, 2011, at 14:30:30
Well, I think I haven't an ounce of romance because...
http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/201/marlowe/shepherd_&_notes.htm
Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" is romantic. It largely left me unmoved.
Sir Walter Scott's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" captivated me at my first reading. It is my favorite poem of all time, though I'm also rather fond of Sir John Suckling.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Why_So_Pale_and_Wan,_Fond_Lover
http://www.netpoets.com/classic/poems/061005.htm
My husband is a bit more romantic than I am, but even then, our favorite love song is "Good Enough for Now" by Weird Al Yankovic.
"Oh I couldnt live a single day without you,
Actually on second thought, well I suppose I could.
Anyway, what I'm tryin' to say is honey you're the greatest,
Well at any rate, I guess you're pretty good.
Now it seems to me, I'm relatively lucky,
I know I probably couldn't ask for too much more,
I honestly can say you're an above average lady,
You're almost just what I've been looking for."I always thought that these things indicate a sad lack of romance in my soul.
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