Coeur-de-Lion's blog

My poetry blog

Coeur-de-Lion — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:42:30 +0000

Have a look at my poetry blog 'Lyonesse' if you like my poems. The location of this blog is poetry blog, http://lyonesse.blogspot.com/

You'll find a huge number of my poems here and I intend to keep adding to the blog as I write new poems. Check it out if you enjoy poetry, leave a comment if you like and just browse around the site.

Cutty Sark ablaze

Coeur-de-Lion — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:00:02 +0000

Today we woke to the news of the Cutty Sark on fire. This beautiful 19th Century sailing ship was a major tourist attraction, located in a stunning setting in Greenwich, London. Apparently, it was the last remaining tea clipper.

Elly's photo challenge

Coeur-de-Lion — Sat, 12 May 2007 10:40:10 +0000

I just posted a picture of some of my ancestors, incorporating ancient mode of transport, on my personal blog at:

http://lionheartsden.blogspot.com/2007/05/percival.html

Huggy Blair announces resignation

Coeur-de-Lion — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:57:33 +0000

Tony Blair today announced the date of his resignation. I've posted an entry on my personal blog with a few words dedicated to this momentous occasion. See
http://lionheartsden.blogspot.com/

Lady Day, a poem

Coeur-de-Lion — Sat, 05 May 2007 12:38:44 +0000

Lady Day

I touched upon the strangest day
And felt myself to be alone.
No matter what I craved to say,
My heart lay heavy like a stone.

I wandered through the fields of May,
Made merry thoughts my soul’s endeavour.

Trust a Dutchman..

Coeur-de-Lion — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:26:38 +0000

Have a look at this entry on the Tube Diary:

http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2007/04/batty-tube-boots.html

BF back up again!

Coeur-de-Lion — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:08:40 +0000

The old haunt of BlogFeast is back up and seems to be faster and sleeker. I've already posted something there. It will be interesting to see how many of us wayward bloggers flock back there now. I quite like this site as well and intend to keep posting here as well.

Videos on Blogger site

Coeur-de-Lion — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:50:31 +0000

Just added a nifty little video feature to my personal blog over on blogger at http://lionheartsden.blogspot.com/

You can simply add videos from YouTube and Google Video to the sidebar of your blog or site. The great thing is that the feature to be installed will ask you for a list of keywords with which the whatsit will start looking for videos to show on your site. I added a whole long list of keywords and I must say the video results are not far off.

Once an Aussie..?

Coeur-de-Lion — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:31:39 +0000

Posted a new entry on my personal blog at
http://lionheartsden.blogspot.com/

It's a piece about some impressions of my trip to Australia two years ago, stories told to me by my parents who lived and worked in that country for sixteen years.

Desdemona Dreams, a poem

Coeur-de-Lion — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:44:52 +0000

Desdemona Dreams

She lay upon the Emir's bed;
all roses dozing gently.
Garments tousled, hair undone,
Eurasian moon in-between velvet curtains hiding worlds.
This dark princess had seen unseen