tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post4704520633440253353..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: With a deep bow of respect to the Fairy QueenReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-8874162372044905492010-05-31T17:14:55.169-04:002010-05-31T17:14:55.169-04:00What a lovely rendition of Thomas's tale.
I r...What a lovely rendition of Thomas's tale.<br /><br />I recall a different Witch Camp based on Thomas the Rhymer, in the wilds of West Virginia ... with a somewhat gentler experience of the third road.<br /><br />When I first visited Annapolis I felt I'd found Fairyland ... and a Path of Learning ... and after a difficult freshman year and a beautiful young man, I left Annapolis much chastened. <br /><br />The times I've been back, though, that feeling of Fairyland persists. Especially in Springtime. Glad to know you see it, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-33738382548481981622010-05-31T11:24:17.665-04:002010-05-31T11:24:17.665-04:00What a lovely rendition of Thomas's tale.
I r...What a lovely rendition of Thomas's tale.<br /><br />I recall a different Witch Camp based on Thomas the Rhymer, in the wilds of West Virginia ... with a somewhat gentler experience of the third road.<br /><br />When I first visited Annapolis I felt I'd found Fairyland ... and a Path of Learning ... and after a difficult freshman year and a beautiful young man, I left Annapolis much chastened. <br /><br />The times I've been back, though, that feeling of Fairyland persists. Especially in Springtime. Glad to know you see it, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-55737983580079567632010-05-30T18:44:57.313-04:002010-05-30T18:44:57.313-04:00The third road. An exciting concept.The third road. An exciting concept.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-66853025327557404002010-05-30T17:38:32.456-04:002010-05-30T17:38:32.456-04:00I know probably more than I need to about true Tho...I know probably more than I need to about true Thomas. This was the theme for a particularly insane witch camp, once upon a time. All of us: campers, teachers, camp staff - we all went to Fairyland. Whoa.<br /><br />After camp, the teachers decided to walk into the village to have lunch at the pub. We tried a shortcut from camp during which we got caught in a thorny underbrush and narrow path ... later on the street opened up wide and bonny as it were. Finally we got to the pub and it was closed. On the way back, passing through the quaint 15th century thatched roofed houses of Dumdon, we felt like we'd found the third road.<br /><br />So much magic in Somerset County. Wow.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-48315553375099298642010-05-30T16:37:30.571-04:002010-05-30T16:37:30.571-04:00Beware, True Thomas, beware; the paths are tricky ...Beware, True Thomas, beware; the paths are tricky indeed.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-6018350646107850342010-05-30T16:33:24.078-04:002010-05-30T16:33:24.078-04:00One of Scotland's great and quirky heroes. Gre...One of Scotland's great and quirky heroes. Great to bump into him again, Reya.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-7605006457644140152010-05-30T15:16:00.121-04:002010-05-30T15:16:00.121-04:00That poem is like a teleporter. Back to an olden a...That poem is like a teleporter. Back to an olden age.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-42589839511587407972010-05-30T13:31:59.287-04:002010-05-30T13:31:59.287-04:00One of my all-time favorite poems, & I love th...One of my all-time favorite poems, & I love the concept of the third road. Thanks for posting this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-60213311315972800582010-05-30T13:00:28.601-04:002010-05-30T13:00:28.601-04:00hey reya - so the protagonist of this beautiful rh...hey reya - so the protagonist of this beautiful rhyming story was a real person - thomas learmonth - if you wiki thomas the rhymer you'll find that he was a really interesting guy. i love the three choices part of this whole piece the most. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-12072356924136835802010-05-30T12:02:32.702-04:002010-05-30T12:02:32.702-04:00Thanks, Rosaria! You know I didn't write Thoma...Thanks, Rosaria! You know I didn't write Thomas the Rhymer - it's an old English ballad from the wayback machine.<br /><br />Whenever I visit Annapolis, as I did yesterday, I feel like I've been to Fairyland.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-1892519519830006522010-05-30T11:49:31.826-04:002010-05-30T11:49:31.826-04:00Gosh, what a choice he had! He knew enough to hush...Gosh, what a choice he had! He knew enough to hush up and follow her in bliss. <br /><br />What wonderment you must be in, Fair Reya, on such spring day, to concoct such a tale and make it sing and dance on such a day.<br /><br />I'm happy for you.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.com