The moving finger writes and having writ, moves on: nor all they piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line; nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.
I have two copies of the Rubaiyat m'dear. Bear with me as I quote you one of my favorite parts
Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument About it and about: but evermore Came out by the same door where in I went
Wish them the seed of Wisdom did I sow, And with mine own hand wrought to make it grow; And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd "I came like Water and like Wind I go."
Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence,like Water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing
This post was edited by RosieG at January 13, 2017 8:36 AM MST
I have not Didge. I have never heard of it. If it quite different even if it closer to the original text I think I'll stick with what I have. I loved these verses for many decades. They are meaningful to me. Thank you for the info thought Who is your favorite author? Mine is John Steinbeck Because I am of Armenian descent I also love William Saroyan. Who are your favorites?
Among the classic Omar has always held #1 spot, but I love Scott (especially his Lay of the Last Minstrel which is sheer magic -- in both senses of the word). Boccaccio's Decameron was wonderful as were The 1001 Nights."
Modern authors? I mostly like the penny dreadfuls -- Baldacci, Deaver, Connelly, Hill, and Robb. Then of course, there's sci-fi and fantasy: Hard to go past Asimov for sci fi and McCaffreu for fantasy.
When I think of Armenia two names spring to mind. The first is Tigran Petrosian (Iron Tigran) who was world chess champion in the 1960s, He was virtually unbeatable. And today Levon Aronian is Armenia's top player and has been in the top 5 in the world, more often than not.
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