Dorset Poet - William Barnes - one for Zig?!

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    A bit of culture for those who like Dorset .... made all the better for being read by my old physics teacher, sadly passed away now.

     
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      Nice one Dan :)

      There are still no Motorways in Dorzet :)
       
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      I have a book of this great Poet often stop and browse through it when I am out walking :smile:

      One of my favourites


      The Rwose in the Dark.

      In zummer, leäte at evenèn tide,

      I zot to spend a moonless hour

      ’Ithin the window, wi’ the zide

      A-bound wi’ rwoses out in flow’r,

      Bezide the bow’r, vorsook o’ birds,

      An’ listen’d to my true-love’s words.
       
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        I've worked with folk that talk like that :doh::biggrin:
         
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          In 1967 I sang with the The Yetties';):blue thumb:
           
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            I lived next door to a Yettie! (the one that didn't live in Yetminster)
             
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              Blimey :)

              I started skool in 1967 Woo :thud:

              Gotta be a song in that Dan :biggrin:
               
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              The Yetties often sang with Kids! I just did a bit of Googling, I think it was Pete who lived nect door to us in Ryme Intrinseca, sadly he passed away recently and is buried at Ryme Church (where I was married!)

              The Wiki entry for Ryme has a pic of our cottage!

              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryme_Intrinseca
               
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              Nice one Dan :)

              There's not much that rhymes with intrinseca :biggrin:
               
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