tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post6559249489348707521..comments2023-06-02T14:56:35.057+01:00Comments on The Book Trunk: April in Ledbury with BrowningChristine Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-22511278971406825012012-04-06T08:08:06.624+01:002012-04-06T08:08:06.624+01:00Nan and Arti, it is a beautiful poem, and it alway...Nan and Arti, it is a beautiful poem, and it always makes me feel glad - sometimes I think other people appreciate England more than the English do! We had snow and sleet on Wednesday (after weeks of unseasonal warm weather had lulled us all into a sense of false security and made us feel summer had arrived) but today is the kind of April morning Browning yearned for,when everything seems fresh and new, with a slight frost,pale blue sky, light gold sun,and promise of a fine day ahead.ChrisCross53http://chriscross-thebooktrunk.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-30279669477222066232012-04-06T03:57:34.753+01:002012-04-06T03:57:34.753+01:00The poem makes me think of all the wonderful films...The poem makes me think of all the wonderful films I've seen... like Howards End. I've visited England several times, and always want to revisit. Browning's descriptions make it ever more enticing. We're still having snow even yesterday!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-73053976927020592712012-04-06T02:36:22.457+01:002012-04-06T02:36:22.457+01:00I ache to be there whenever I read these beautiful...I ache to be there whenever I read these beautiful words. I've been listening to Vashti Bunyan's Diamond Day album all day, and she sings a lot about the natural world there. I so often feel that it is my soul home.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com