Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
Darkling Summer, Ominous Dusk, Rumorous Rain, by Delmore Schwartz

A tattering of rain and then the reign
Of pour and pouring-down and down,
Where in the westward gathered the filming gown
Of grey and clouding weakness [...]

(read by Schwartz)

https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/09/darkling-summer-ominous-dusk-rumorous.html

#pennyspoems

George Dance wrote:
>
> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> Darkling Summer, Ominous Dusk, Rumorous Rain, by Delmore Schwartz

> A tattering of rain and then the reign
> Of pour and pouring-down and down,
> Where in the westward gathered the filming gown
> Of grey and clouding weakness [...]

> (read by Schwartz)

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/09/darkling-summer-ominous-dusk-rumorous.html

> #pennyspoems

Lou Reed's mentor in his youth, excellent find, George.

🙂

On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 3:10:13 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> George Dance wrote:
> >
> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> > Darkling Summer, Ominous Dusk, Rumorous Rain, by Delmore Schwartz
>
> > A tattering of rain and then the reign
> > Of pour and pouring-down and down,
> > Where in the westward gathered the filming gown
> > Of grey and clouding weakness [...]
>
> > (read by Schwartz)
>
> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/09/darkling-summer-ominous-dusk-rumorous.html
>
> > #pennyspoems
> Lou Reed's mentor in his youth, excellent find, George.

Quite right, as many of Lou Reed's songs documented:

********

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qc-fvA_Vc

The image of the poet's in the breeze
Canadian geese are flyin' above the trees
A mist is hanging gently on the lake
My house is very beautiful at night

My friend and teacher occupies a spare room
He's dead, at peace at last, the wandering Jew
Other friends had put stones on his grave
He was the first great man that I had ever met

Sylvie and I got out our Ouija Board
To dial the spirit, across the room it soared
We were happy and amazed at what we saw
Blazing stood the proud and regal name Delmore

Delmore, I missed all your funny ways
I missed your jokes and the brilliant things you said
My Dedalus to your Bloom, was such a perfect wit
And to find you in my house makes things perfect

I've really got a lucky life
My writing, my motorcycle and my wife
And to top it all off a spirit of pure poetry
Is living in this stone and wood house with me

The image of the poet's in the breeze
Canadian geese are flying above the trees
A mist is hanging gently on the lake
Our house is very beautiful at night

---Lou Reed

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On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 4:35:34 PM UTC-4, Faraway Star wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 3:10:13 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > George Dance wrote:
> > >
> > > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> > > Darkling Summer, Ominous Dusk, Rumorous Rain, by Delmore Schwartz
> >
> > > A tattering of rain and then the reign
> > > Of pour and pouring-down and down,
> > > Where in the westward gathered the filming gown
> > > Of grey and clouding weakness [...]
> >
> > > (read by Schwartz)
> >
> > > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/09/darkling-summer-ominous-dusk-rumorous.html
> >
> > > #pennyspoems
> > Lou Reed's mentor in his youth, excellent find, George.
> Quite right, as many of Lou Reed's songs documented:
>
> ********
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qc-fvA_Vc
>
> The image of the poet's in the breeze
> Canadian geese are flyin' above the trees
> A mist is hanging gently on the lake
> My house is very beautiful at night
>
> My friend and teacher occupies a spare room
> He's dead, at peace at last, the wandering Jew
> Other friends had put stones on his grave
> He was the first great man that I had ever met
>
> Sylvie and I got out our Ouija Board
> To dial the spirit, across the room it soared
> We were happy and amazed at what we saw
> Blazing stood the proud and regal name Delmore
>
> Delmore, I missed all your funny ways
> I missed your jokes and the brilliant things you said
> My Dedalus to your Bloom, was such a perfect wit
> And to find you in my house makes things perfect
>
> I've really got a lucky life
> My writing, my motorcycle and my wife
> And to top it all off a spirit of pure poetry
> Is living in this stone and wood house with me
>
> The image of the poet's in the breeze
> Canadian geese are flying above the trees
> A mist is hanging gently on the lake
> Our house is very beautiful at night
>
> ---Lou Reed
>
> **************

Good find.

Will Dockery wrote:

> George Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> Darkling Summer, Ominous Dusk, Rumorous Rain, by Delmore Schwartz

>> A tattering of rain and then the reign
>> Of pour and pouring-down and down,
>> Where in the westward gathered the filming gown
>> Of grey and clouding weakness [...]

>> (read by Schwartz)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/09/darkling-summer-ominous-dusk-rumorous.html

>> #pennyspoems

> Lou Reed's mentor in his youth, excellent find, George.

> 🙂

Very cool...!

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> George Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>>> Darkling Summer, Ominous Dusk, Rumorous Rain, by Delmore Schwartz

>>> A tattering of rain and then the reign
>>> Of pour and pouring-down and down,
>>> Where in the westward gathered the filming gown
>>> Of grey and clouding weakness [...]

>>> (read by Schwartz)

>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/09/darkling-summer-ominous-dusk-rumorous.html

>>> #pennyspoems

>> Lou Reed's mentor in his youth, excellent find, George.

>

> Very cool...!

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