Christina Rossetti ~ Love Poems ~ "Echo" & "First Love"

Love & Romantic Poetry from Bluedotmusic, download album info here:
Great Love Poems http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/great-love-poems/id268168210
Great Romantic Poems : http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/great-romantic-poems/id268168989
"Echo" read by Juliet Stevenson
"First Love" read by Samuel West
Music ~ "Broken Love" performed by Oliver Wakeman

'It was Shakespeare who would have us believe 'the course of true love never did run smooth'; and there do seem to be as many poems about love spurned, love lost, as there are about love fulfilled. Poetry, at its best, is fuelled by emotion - so do the pain of rejection and the ache of regret provide the greater fire, the larger passion? Not if the poems about love has the power to throw us into a state of bewitched confusion where we no longer understand our own feelings. It can make the details of our lives seem insignificant : 'I wonder by my troth, what I did, till we lov'd? Whirlwind romance, entreaties to live together, a delight in 'fleshly pleasures', advice to the young: all have driven the poets at one time or another. There are warnings to be found too. But if true love strikes us, perhaps when we lest expect it, are we likely to heed wise words ?'
David Ansdell

The background music entitled 'Broken Love' is composed and performed by Oliver Wakeman.Olivers music is featured on both CDs as musical interludes.
Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the English-speaking countries, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines". Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards.



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[bobitsuki22]

Thank you for sharing this romantic video.

The music is excellent and the images are great!!!!

[farnooshf]

Thank you dear friend for sharing this lovely and magical poem and beautiful creation.

all of the stars for you.

warm big hugs

farnoosh

[DwiteTheSpriteKnight]

I hate the commercialism surrounding Valentines Day and how it rubs the noses of single people in the dirt. Despite that I don't think these are bad poems.

[maddcorleone]

lol gay

[jeana1001]

Wonderful readings; beautiful poems.

[bozkap]

Thanks Dear ;-)) Hugs and kisses

Love

Bozena

[BlueAquaMarina]

How so very meaningful!! Amazing poem!! Congratulations!! Thank you so very much!!!

[karenemm1]

Very nice really lovely