To His Ever-Worshipped Will from W.H.

I found this in a poetry anthology years ago, got it 95% memorized, and then could never find it again. Luckily, this week, I found my transcription of it in one of my note-books - but still, I'm sorry to say, no indication of where I found it in the first place. It is by Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1997, who had a profound effect on my life because he edited A Treasury of Great Poems. When my mother got married in 1944, her Sunday school students gave it to her a wedding present. I read that book over and over and I grew up.

Anyway, here's Untermeyer being (as Julie Gardner would say) naughty.

TO HIS EVER-WORSHIPPED WILL FROM W.H.

Whenas - methinks that is a pretty way
To start - my father spoke to you anent
The precious note I got the other day
The perfumed posy and the pot of scent,
My drowned eyes are constantly bedewed,
The cruel rod of wrath I have not 'scaped;
My mother has been cool, my brother rude,
Honest, you'd think I was already raped.
- You really think I'm like a summer's day?
Really and truly? Thank you ever so -
Behind the Globe, if I can get away,
I'll show my weals and tell thee all my woe.
In your next po'm, an thou wouldst give me joy,
Will you make it clear I'm not that sort of boy?

Francis

Doctor Who: the Ten Best Moments...

Because I am excited about the upcoming airing of Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, I thought I'd celebrate by listing my ten favourite moments in Doctor Who, and the reasons for them.

One of the interesting things about this list is that is doesn't specifically focus on my favourite episodes, my favourite characters, or even my favourite Doctors. I love Martha, and there are actually no Martha moments here; series three, much as I love it, isn't represented. Perhaps at some point I'll list the ten best moments of series three... I love Jack, I love Donna, and this doesn't reflect them, either. My number one moment is from an episode I don't even otherwise like much.

( My ten favourite moments in 'Doctor Who'... )

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Had a nice evening with auriaephialia, iclysdale, commodorified, raynedaze and a friend of hers. The 'crock pot cabbage rolls casserole' was a hit, which is great, because it's easier to make than real cabbage rolls. Well, slightly.

We watched episode 3 of Law and Order UK and agreed that the plot wasn't as good as the previous two; we thought the husband should have been guilty. Then we watched the first episode of Leverage and all of us liked it a lot. Ahh, so much delightful stuff to watch - ! I think I've seen more different TV shows in the past week than in the whole decade.