butterflyuk

Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and selfless
Intuitive and sympathetic
Elusive and dreamy

Born on 22nd February

1403 Charles VII King of France
1542 Santino Garsi Composer
1684 William Pulteney Earl of Bath
1732 George Washington 1st American President
1889 Robin G Collingwood English philosopher
1918 Robert Wadlow tallest known human (8' 11.1")

and then there was ME, all 5' tall !!! (Thanks mum!)

On the same theme what better than to share a poem by
Edna St.Vincent Millay who was born on 22 February 1892.

The Dream
LOVE, if I weep it will not matter,
And if you laugh I shall not care;
Foolish am I to think about it,
But it is good to feel you there.

Love, in my sleep I dreamed of waking,—
White and awful the moonlight reached
Over the floor, and somewhere, somewhere,
There was a shutter loose,—it screeched!

Swung in the wind,—and no wind blowing!—
I was afraid, and turned to you,
Put out my hand to you for comfort,—
And you were gone! Cold, cold as dew,

Under my hand the moonlight lay!
Love, if you laugh I shall not care,
But if I weep it will not matter,—
Ah, it is good to feel you there!


I have had an absolutely boring, unpleasant and worse than ever birthday. Noone's fault but my own. I had an option to do whatever I fancied but I was oblivious to people who were nearer. I was looking into the horizon where everything is misty and hazey and probably empty. Even then I would say that it is better to dream than stay awake and better to travel than end the journey.

I had better post this while it is still today...LOL...Happy birthday to all who blessed this world today.