A Sunset Scene to Romantic Cliches in Real Life
Sunset sheds its light on lover true
Real life brings love whole new view
A Sunset Scene (Shakespearean sonnet)
Two lovers once again begin their dance
A dream perchance an echo of romance
But for this kiss the stars begin to spin
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They share their flare with world left far below
Amazed they gaze at sight before their eyes
Which whirls and twirls with songs of lovers� sighs
This window to a world they came to know
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Long after all the laughter did subside
The night�s delights would find them dancing there
Where Grace has placed them in her gentle care
Where dreams which stream from lovers now reside
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Who knew those lovers other lovers say
They were the evening of another day
Sunset casts its light into memories in this Shakespearean sonnet. A little bit of fun comes to play in this sonnet. It begins in line 3 of the first quatrain. A rhyme within a rhyme. These rhymes get more pronounced as the sonnet goes on. As the sonnet goes on there should be some confusion who the "them", "their" and "they" refer to.
Those days when Arlene and I were in charge of Lodge entertainment was truly magical. There were many things that marked our success. The ticket prices were very reasonable. The Lodge's treasury covered most of the expenses. We had a live dance band, who covered a broad variety of styles. Arlene and I listened to our guests. Through them, we learned how to make the parties better. The more we listened, the more people talked and the parties got better. The Lodge made Arlene and I young again. What also made us popular was our show of affection. Holding hands. Hugging. Looking at each other affectionately. Polite, little kisses. Nothing over the edge. Most of all, the dancing. Our guests loved to see us dance or join us on the dance floor. Arlene and I where reminders that it is alright for couples to show that they were in love regardless of their age. We were the right couple for the right time. What was an even bigger compliment was that other couples took our place and kept what Arlene and I had started and kept it alive and growing. From 50 years behind the times to ageless.
Let's take a look at agelessness. Age does take its toll on us, physically, but not so much mentally. Mentally, I have observed, it is society, rather than our minds, which ages us. The same society that said we couldn't kiss in public when we were teenagers, says we can't kiss in public when we are old. I admit, when I was young, I gave older couples a second look when they were hanging out in the "wrong places". What are those "wrong places" really? "Age has its privileges." One of those privileges is to be as young we feel. People will look at us. That is their right. (Rest assured, people will look at them for looking at us.) I believe that there is a borderline of social behavior that should not be crossed: like no sex in public. With this in mind: Hold hands and kiss in the park. Dance where we like. Ride that skateboard. Show off our style at the arcade. We earned that right. Youth is still alive in us. We are; be the expression; the proof of agelessness. ...and there; and here forever Enjoy.
Let's take a look at agelessness. Age does take its toll on us, physically, but not so much mentally. Mentally, I have observed, it is society, rather than our minds, which ages us. The same society that said we couldn't kiss in public when we were teenagers, says we can't kiss in public when we are old. I admit, when I was young, I gave older couples a second look when they were hanging out in the "wrong places". What are those "wrong places" really? "Age has its privileges." One of those privileges is to be as young we feel. People will look at us. That is their right. (Rest assured, people will look at them for looking at us.) I believe that there is a borderline of social behavior that should not be crossed: like no sex in public. With this in mind: Hold hands and kiss in the park. Dance where we like. Ride that skateboard. Show off our style at the arcade. We earned that right. Youth is still alive in us. We are; be the expression; the proof of agelessness. ...and there; and here forever Enjoy.
Take us away Barbara: Barbra Streisand "Somewhere"
Let's take love down an insane lane
The most popular theory about Valentine's Day origin is that Emperor Claudius II didn't want Roman men to marry during wartime. Bishop Valentine went against his wishes and performed secret weddings. For this, Valentine was jailed and executed. While in jail he wrote a note to the jailer's daughter signing it "from your Valentine". February 14 was chosen as the the day to celebrate Saint Valentine. Ryan Higa. of nigahiga, has his own way of celebrating Valentines Day.
Here's a look at love from both sides. "Romantic Cliches in Real Life!"
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