tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post8782258517312274423..comments2024-03-28T22:09:54.924-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: When We Two PartedJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-12699546829188983352015-09-30T06:55:56.650-04:002015-09-30T06:55:56.650-04:00I am sorry Jo!I am sorry Jo!Giachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-44362548218973918012015-09-29T22:34:15.605-04:002015-09-29T22:34:15.605-04:00Thank you for the poem and backstory on it. I lea...Thank you for the poem and backstory on it. I learn a lot about poetry from your posts. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909623741866805635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-4163284774554640162015-09-29T16:15:01.345-04:002015-09-29T16:15:01.345-04:00This is sad for you two but at least you've ga...This is sad for you two but at least you've gain a very good friend that will be able to visit you in Vermont. <br /><br />Never know what the future has for you as nice surprises...<br /><br />All my best regards.JiELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290330475832440721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-63110332320251010032015-09-29T11:24:08.386-04:002015-09-29T11:24:08.386-04:00My boyfriend and I will remain very good friends, ...My boyfriend and I will remain very good friends, but it's quite clear that a relationship like we've had isn't sustainable over long distances, especially to this extreme. He realizes that this job and move is a tremendous opportunity, and I realize that he is not planning to leave his career and this part of Alabama. So we came to an impasse, but a very amicable one.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-69668170641802483192015-09-29T11:05:19.541-04:002015-09-29T11:05:19.541-04:00I was wondering if this was to say that you were s...I was wondering if this was to say that you were splitting wit your BF (??)<br />Or maybe the way you're feeling about leaving your place in Alabama. <br /><br />I don't want to be sneeking in your private life but what will be happening with your relationship as you're moving in Vermont ? <br /><br />JiELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290330475832440721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-62284835394423313672015-09-29T10:49:16.173-04:002015-09-29T10:49:16.173-04:00I appreciate you taking the time to fill in the ba...I appreciate you taking the time to fill in the background, Joe. The poem did speak for itself, but those extra tidbits never go amiss. :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705603797740188813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-20046230099861049742015-09-29T09:56:25.745-04:002015-09-29T09:56:25.745-04:00I mostly wanted the poem to speak for itself as it...I mostly wanted the poem to speak for itself as its about two lovers who have parted but had conducted their love affair in secret. Though in this instance it ended badly, in my instance, it did not.<br /><br />But here is the story behind it: in the years after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington had an affair with a certain woman. It was quite a public scandal. Apparently, Lord Byron had also had an affair with the same woman, and since he was a bit of a gossip wrote this poem about their love affair, not so subtly letting to be known who it was about.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-24846501559621848202015-09-29T08:58:39.816-04:002015-09-29T08:58:39.816-04:00Lovely, haunting and so very sad. I miss your expl...Lovely, haunting and so very sad. I miss your explanatory comments that always add so much to the enjoyment of the poem. But thank you for the sharing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705603797740188813noreply@blogger.com