A dinner Table at Night 1884 John Singer Sargent
Phoptgraph courtesy Tess Kinkaid, Mapie Tales on Blogger
Ah my darling Lillie
Do you like our little
Love nest
Here
By the English sea?
Does looking at the water
Remind you from where
You came
Channel
Island in the sea?
Ah my darling Bertie
I love our not so little
Love nest
Here
Upon the Dorset coast
Ah my darling Lillie
You are to be replaced
Another actress
Sweetheart
Bernhardt is her name
Ah my darling Bertie
Have no fear for me
You're replaced
Already
By Louis and Shrewsbury!
Barbara M Lake ©
Trinidad WI
August 2012
Lillie Langtry (The Jersey Lily)
haha...the ah my darling was starting to grate my nerves...lol...i imagine it fit its purpose in their grand scheme of things...smiles.
ReplyDeleteI hope it did!
DeleteLewis and Shrewsbury and not Lewia of Shrewsbury?
ReplyDeleteBTW The ah my darling works. It adds to the stiff nature of the all so polite conversation.
Prince Louis Battenberg (later Mountbattens) and the Earl of Shrewbury. And a few others!
DeleteThe 'ah darling'? You got it in one!
And that should be Shrewsbury!
DeleteCivil sarcasm; I love it!
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One would hope!
DeleteClever - yes both exuding good manners to avoid any unpleasantness (as those in polite circles do!) Love it.
ReplyDeleteEven in these days!
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ReplyDeleteHumorous in how they dispute so civilly.
ReplyDeletePolitely one would hope!
DeleteSweet! Did you see the series with Francesca Annis? I loved it!
ReplyDeleteYes I did. I loved it too. As I was writing this, I could only see Francesca Annis.
DeleteHistorical and lovely Bee...
ReplyDeleteI wanted a bit of history...........
DeleteI like the conversational tone here with a bit of sarcasm ~ Your header always gets me ~
ReplyDeleteIt's coming down after the Olympics!
DeleteVery entertaining write!
ReplyDeleteGlad you thought so.
DeleteTouché!
ReplyDeleteEveryone in their places ... all's right with the world.
ReplyDeleteI can totally see this!
ReplyDeleteGlad you can.
DeleteThank you friends for coming by. your comments are always very much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHow brilliant to blend art, poetry and history into one little conversational exchange! It takes a very crafty mind to sew all of these loose threads together, Bee. Your ending is a great rub for Victorian thinking too! Thank you for sharing this. =D
ReplyDeleteYou're very kind Linda. Thank you. Crafty? Very probably in more ways than one!! Laughing
DeleteI like this poem - very neat exchange of conversation - kinda Kool actually - Lilly :)
ReplyDeletecleverly smart! Nothing like a polite brush-off!
ReplyDeleteThank you SaucyKod and Kathe W. Apologies for not returning to here earlier.
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