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Friday, December 23, 2011

Poetry Friday: Sonnet 130, read by Alan Rickman

Oh, thank you dear, Miss Erin, for sharing this with me. What a Christmas gift! Happy Poetry Friday, everyone!

(Thanks to discosherpa for the original post!)

 

 


Alan Rickman reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
   And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
   As any she belied with false compare. 
LorieAnncard2010small.jpg image by readergirlz

7 comments:

Jen said...

Shivers!! Thanks for posting this!

LoriStrongin said...

Someone needs to bottle that man's voice and sell it as an aphrodisiac. And just, gah! Rickman reading Shakespeare!!! I have no words.....

Wonderful holiday gift, gals! Thank you!


Smiles!
Lori

bambooandplumblossom said...

excellent as it would be so!

Lorie Ann Grover said...

You are cracking me up, Lori!

Little Willow said...

Kudos to Alan Rickman!

I also like Catherine Tate's version...

Watch it!

Shelf Elf said...

It has been far too long since I was last here.

Thank you for an Alan Rickman Xmas present. The best kind!

Happy Holiday wishes to all readergirlz.

xo
Shelf Elf

Little Willow said...

Hi Shelf Elf! :)