Kendal Mountain Festival

November 22, 2009
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by jackgeldard

Just back from the Kendal Mountain Festival. Survived the floods, drank too much and learnt a lot.

On the Saturday night I was reminded of one of my favourite poems.

 

I’m nobody. Who are you?

Are you nobody too?

Then there’s a pair of us.

Don’t tell – they’d banish us, you know.

 

How dreary to be somebody,

How public – like a frog -

To tell your name the livelong June

To an admiring bog.

Emily Dickinson

4 Responses leave one →
  1. November 23, 2009
    Mike from BCN permalink

    That poem would be more relevant today if the ending were changed to:

    “To an admiring blog.”

  2. November 23, 2009
    jackgeldard permalink

    Very sharp Mike. Like it.

    I guess we’re all frogs and the whole internet is the bog these days. We can croak all we want, but it doesn’t mean anyone is listening.

    Jack

  3. November 24, 2009

    Yeah. Love this one. Very appropriate. Will email soon but can’t get on my email at the mo.

  4. December 3, 2009
    Sarah permalink

    That’s great Jack!

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