A beautiful poem, romantic and sensuous, a nostalgic memory of the love once shared with a young girl. The first verse tells of ‘pure grey eyes,’ an expression that Ernest Dowson would often use in his poems about children in Poésie Schublade, his collection of early poetry published long after his death. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Here is a poem celebrating the beauty and charm of four schoolgirls aged from 10 to 16. They are ready to seduce and ensnare future husbands. Again, Ashby-Sterry states his special fondness for the one aged 16. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Dimples in the face or the body of the loved girl are a frequent theme in Boudoir Ballads, and the following poem extols their charm. Again I chose a painting by Graham Ovenden to illustrate the verse of Joseph Ashby-Sterry. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
I found a delightful book of verse in a quite indirect way. A 13 years old poetess who celebrated the 7th birthday of a little girl led, through an artist who photographed and painted girls aged between 8 and 12, to a poet who loved girls aged 16. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
