Once I sat upon a promontory,
And heard a mermaid on a dolphin’s back
Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath
That the rude sea grew civil at her song
And certain stars shot madly from their spheres,
To hear the sea-maid’s music.
Note: Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is going well. This is Part 2 of 3 Shakespeare Quotes offered for the 3-Day Quote Challenge, thanks to an invitation by Marlyn at Kintal. Find Part 1 for the rules and an invitation to participate for any quote lovers. For a midsummer fairy tale, click here. Check back tomorrow morning for the final part. Have a magical day!
22 thoughts on “Midsummer Night’s Dream, Part 2”
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I truly enjoyed this Brenda 😉 I need to read it again more slowly 🙂
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He was a master. 🙂
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So lovely, Brenda. Stars reacting to the mermaids song sounds almost like the Sirens effect upon ships passing them. Strange magic and I will always be entranced by the night’s sky with its diamonds. 🙂
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Wasn’t this a lovely bit? Somehow it goes by me so fast when I see it performed. Reading it, I get to linger over each word choice. It’s rich with such great language.
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I savored this a second time, Brenda xo
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I came back and read it, too. So many great words in one short poem, bursting with magic. Ah, to be so talented!
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So lovely. Sigh. Just wonderful Brenda.
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Thanks, Gigi! Shakespeare had such great wit.
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Very nice…
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I like the picture of the rock pyramid and the grey water beyond.
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Thanks! That was at Muir Beach in CA last July.
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LOVE the magic you bring here to WP, oh Fairy Queen. Thank you so much!! May your weekend be filled with Fairy Dust and Peels of Laughter! Love, Amy ❤
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Thanks, Amy! Thanks for your beauty and wisdom. Have a wonderful, inspired weekend without 5 feet of snow!!
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🙂
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my day has begun with magic, thanks to this!
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Yeah! Thanks!
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AnElephantCant sit on a dolphin
The poor beastie would feel quite betrayed
But he tells you the truth
Gadzooks and forsooth
AnElephant loves a Mermaid
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That makes a change,
With risk of derange,
To love a mermaid
Entwined in azure and jade.
Skin with pearly glow
And necklace of roe,
She enchants, bewitches
Sews up lovers with shell stitches.
Don’t fall for her snare
Poor Beastie beware:
Under all that seaweed,
Is a stone heart without care.
Written just for you, AnElephant. Though if anyone can prevail, you can. 🙂
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You are great at these! Love all your sonnets.
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LOL Thanks! I love to write about mermaids.
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Nice one.
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Thanks!
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