Kathy Riordan

Kathy Riordan
Location
Florida, United States
Birthday
April 27
Bio
One woman's view of life and the universe. Follow @katriord on Twitter. Some nice people have said some incredibly nice things about me, which I appreciate, including being called "The mayor of Twitter" (@palafo), "The Queen of Twitter" (@lizadonnelly), "One of the funniest women on the planet" (@LATimestot), and "A friend to many" (@BillGatesZune).

NOVEMBER 1, 2009 9:25AM

Open Salon Weekends, More Sunday Poetry: At the Beguinage

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This is a poem I wrote for my oldest niece, Megan, when she was born, recalling a visit to Bruges.

 

at the beguinage 

for megan

 

 

The little canals in the city of lace

all lead to one place, and gratefully plead

not for pity, but peace

at the Beguinage.

 

Oh little Muffin,

dear as the lace in the city of Bruges,

all roads do not lead to Rome, but to peace

at the Beguinage. 

 

bruges-beguinage 02 

 

 

 

(Photo of the Beguinage, Bruges, Belgium, used with the permission of www.hotels-belgium , www.trabel.com & www.arakea.com'. All rights reserved)

 

 

 

 

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Mmmm v ery nice poem that captures the visual quite well.
Megan is a lucky niece. Beautiful.
that is so weird -- I never heard of the place until I saw a preview for a movie -something about Bruges. Beautiful poem and really cool pic.
Perfect poem for a Sunday morn.
What a beautiful poem and what a unique place. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Rated.
Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone. I have a long drive from Hotlanta to Orlando ahead of me. Enjoy the poem, and thoughts of Bruges.
And, if you haven't yet, check out my tall bear tale from yesterday, a scary scary story.
Beautiful--the poem and the photo.
Lovely and serene.

Rated.
Great, I can hear the Eliot in there.