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Dietmar Kornrumpf, ancien professeur de français et d'anglais anime cette activité mensuelle pour tous les amateurs de poésie. Nous décidons d'un sujet et nous choisissons  un poème  d'un célèbre poète américain ou anglais. De plus, on trouve aussi un grand nombre de poèmes d'écrivains moins connus sur Internet. Vous pouvez même être inspiré par un certain sujet et écrire  vous-même un poème. Nous présentons ces poèmes et discutons des différents aspects du contenu et de la langue. Si vous êtes intéressé(e) pour vous joindre à nous ou si vous avez des questions n'hésitez pas à nous contacter

juin 2024 : FRIENDS.

Anne:               A Friend – “A friend indeed is a precious gift……..” – see more

Annette:           My Friend the Tree: by Virginia Bussey:

https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/my-friend-the-tree

Dietmar:           A couple of friends – “Good friends are few…….” – see more

Françoise:        The Miracle of Friendship – “A Miracle called Friendship……” – see more

Georges:                A Jewish friend – “We were in our late teens………” – see more

Georgette:        Books – “I often compare a book….” – see more

 Joseph:         You'll Never Walk alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers:

https://genius.com/Gerry-and-the-pacemakers-youll-never-walk-alone-lyrics

  Best Friends –“She knew that gentleman prefer blondes…..” – see more

  True Friendship – “When the silence between two people becomes comfortable…..” see more

Léone:             Montaigne "Essais" – "Si on me presse de dire pourquoi je l' aimais…….. » - see more

Sylvie M :        My rainbow - My bunch of friends Is like a rainbow……..” – see more

Wendy:            A true story – “My mother was never lonely……..” – see more

mai 2024 : Voices and Volcanos

Dietmar:      Like A Prayer by Madonna:

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=like+a+prayer+lyrics

                 Amy’s Voice – “This  voice is distinctive…….” – see more

Françoise:   The Voice of The Rain by Walt Whitman:

https://allpoetry.com/poem/11930498-The-Voice-of-the-Rain-by-Walt-Whitman

Georges :     My Voice – “Like a grain of sand on the beach……….” – see more

                 PAX ROMANO – “Peace and prosperity Wealth and domination……” – see more

Georgette:   La Quête by Jacques Brel: https://genius.com/Jacques-brel-la-quete-lyrics  

                      VOICE – “The power of Your voice, Among millions of……” – see more

Joseph :       VOICE – “We use our voice to speak a word……..” – see more

               The voices of sea shells –“Sea shells, fish and seafood…….” – see more

Léone:         The Everlasting Voices by W. B. Yeats : https://allpoetry.com/The-Everlasting-Voices

Sylvie M. :  Caged Birds by Maya Angelou: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48989/caged-bird

                 The little voice – “I clearly heard the little voice, Who told me I shouldn’t……” – see more

Wendy:        Voices – “I run, I run after the wind……………..” – see more

                 Volcanos – “You live on a volcano, Its anger now spent ……..” – see more

avril 2024 : Crime

Anne:   IME – “The Dark Knight is back……” _ see more

Dietmar:  Quai de Polar – “This weekend people came from near and far.....“ – see more

Georges: Little Household Crimes – “ Before I kick the bucket,…….” – see more

Joseph: - Criminal Recipies – “  Deliciously criminal (thanks  Anne !)…….” – see more

SylvieM: - Crimes – “ The criminal kid.  He first smiled……..” – see more

mars 2024 : Time Machine

ANNE:                    The Time Machine – “ The Time Machine is built and ready to try…” see more

DIETMAR:             Wheels: - “Not going back forty years -best time of my life…” – see more

GEORGETTE:       The Nightmare – “It took me no more than Three  weeks to get rid of...“ – see more

JACQUELINE:       The Nightmare – “ For centuries, Indian Gurus have used …..” – see more

JOSEPH:                 Time Machine 2 – “When the quince trees are blooming…” – see more

     Home Sweet Home – “Home sweet home, Stainless such as Crome...“ – see more

     Tulsa Time – “Setting back my watch in spring, Isn’ it like…” – see more

WENDY:                Poème Echo de la réhab, mardi 5 mars 2024 – “ Speck of light, ….” – see more

février : Fairy Tales Modernised

Anne: CINDERELLA – “Once upon a time there was a very very pretty girl….” – see more

Dietmar: Puss in Boots – “Of course, the youngest son thought …….” – see more

Françoise: The new unfortunate sleeping beauty – “Fast asleep for ages….” – see more

Georges: Life is not a tale – “You were born as Little Thumb……” – see more

Georgette: UNTITLED – “Deeply anchored in my Mind there's a mess of Memories…..” _ see more

Jacqueline: Fairy Tale – “Once upon a time I was asked to…….” – see more

Joseph: Peter and the Wolf – “Peter and the wolf Together were playing golf…….” – see more

   The three little pigs: - “The first pig was homeless, SDF…..” – see more

Sylvie M: Modern Tom Thumb – “Tom Thumb had guessed that……..” – see more

janvier 2024 : SLEEP

Anne: To be or not to be – “To be or not to be that is the question…..” – see more

Dietmar: SLEEP FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE – “I must confess in my first days….” – see more

Françoise: SLEEPLESSNESS by Tim Gronek: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/471793/sleeplessness/

Georges : Sleeping Beauty – “Long time ago I read a tale…..” – see more

Georgette: The arms of Morpheus – “What could I do without you…..” – see more

Jacqueline: Wintertime/Summertime Sleep – “Close the book……” – see more

Joseph: Full of Sleep – “We are getting old……” – see more

         Vote and Sleep – “Meanwhile Senators and deputies continue to haggle with each other……..” – see more

Sylvie D. : CAT'S DREAM by Pablo Neruda: https://allpoetry.com/Cat%27s-Dream

Sylvie M : 444 – “ Last night I woke up at 4:44. Again……..” – see more

décembre 2023 : WAITING

Anne:          Waiting – “Waiting for days,………” – see more

Annette:         Waiting alone – “I will not forsake………….” – see more

Dietmar:         Just Waiting –“ Waiting your whole life long…….” – see more

Françoise:      Butterfly Thoughts – “inside cocoon butterfly peeks out……..” – see more

Georges:         Waiting For The Postman – “Remember the delicious stress……” – see more

Georgette:        A l'aube de printemps - https://images.app.goo.gl/8bG2Lmp4NHNG143PA

    Waiting for the sun to rise – “For the blossom to awake………” – see more

Jacqueline:       Waiting – “While she was playing with her dolls,……” – see more

Joseph:             WAITING – “I was sitting there, watching and waiting,…….” – see more

  Madeleine and more: “Song of Jacques Brel: “Madeleine…… “ – see more

Sylvie:             BORING – “Some people spend their whole life waiting, Waiting for what……” – see more

novembre 2023 : INVISIBLE, NOVEMBER, NOSTALGIA:

Anne:           INVISIBLE – “Myriads of flying specks of dust….” – see more

Annette:       INVISIBLE – “When you arrive from a small village…..” – see more

Dietmar:               PARIS IN NOVEMBER – “In November Rothko makes his show In Paris…” – see more                              

WIND AND WAR – “Hurricanes, tornadoes twirling around……” – see more

Georges:           NOVEMBER! – “Pumpkins, poppies, winds and fogs…..” – see more

Georgette:        ONE MONTH AGO – “Along the boulevard………” – see more

Jacqueline:       The Song that Hit Me – “I was driving my car to get to my garden…” – see more

Sylvie M:       NOVEMBER – “Halloween When the last leaves left……” – see more

Wendy:           NOVEMBER – “November sweeps its silver veil…..” – see more

octobre 2023 : TOYS

Dietmar :        Bearable – « He has been sitting on the bedside table……” – see more

                       Oh Boy – “Oh Boy She doesn’t give a damn What people say …… “ – see more

Françoise:       Bella Dancer: Screenshot_2023-10-11-17-54-53-183_com.android.chrome.jpg

Georges :        Toys and Games – « 'Fifa' and 'Super-Mario' Once popped up…..” – see more

Georgette :      My Lovely Toy – « When I'm bored Iwatch TV, not  Any channel…..” – see more 

Joseph :              Toys – « When I was a little boy I did’nt have many toys……” – see more

Léone:                  Le joujou du pauvre. "Le spleen de Paris" Baudelaire.   https://1drv.ms/i/s!Aoq2uLQLgCp2hqxMzYgzqfwe10B_OA?e=dqwwAE

Sylvie M:        The Forgotten Toy by Michael Fuller: llpoetry.com/poem/15892038-The-Forgotten-Toy-by-Michael-Fuller67

                       The Barrel – “Fetching the barrel was already some kind of fun…..” – see more.

septembre 2023 : SECRET/SUMMER/SENSATION

Dietmar :      Summer 2023 – “On my way to the river……” – see more

             Sensation – « The Indians have landed on the moon…..” – see more

             To Jane B ! « You knew her when she opened her mouth……” – see more

Françoise:    Lord Byron: Quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/314293-the-great-object-of-life-is-sensation---to-feel

Georges :     Taste of Holidays “Feeling free and high spirits……” – see more

      To Jane B : “Something in the way she speaks……” – see more

Georgette :   Summer A B C – “A/  Do I miss the very special summer which….” – see more

Joseph :        Summer – «  Ciao tutti,Un petSummer 2 – ”Summer Another hot blue sky holiday…..” – see more

               Sensation – “A starlit night ……….” – see more

Léone:        Shakespeare: Sonnet 102 : https://nosweatshakespeare.com/sonnets/102/

Sylvie M. : SECRETS – “Fear of talking, Fear of hurting……….” – see more

juin 2023 : EARLY or LATE

Anne :     Early – “Early morning, Just after dawn…….” – see more

Annette :   Born to early, Born too late – “Having a baby, Normally takes 9 months…….” – see more

Dietmar :   Late Again – « It’s for an hour now I wait…….” – see more

Françoise: Charles Bukowsky: Oh Yes: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/9483/oh-yes/

                 Twiggy – “In my early twenties, My life seemed like a bed of roses…….” – see more

Georges :   Early and Late – “Early, My neighbour is an early bird…….” – see more

Sylvie M :  Patrick Winstanley : Better Late... https://en.ppt-online.org/599122

      From Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. Words by Bob Hilliard - Music by Sammy Fain,

                I'm Late: https://www.streetdirectory.com/lyricadvisor/song/uwpeac/im_late/

           A bad awakening – “I hate you, You woke me up………..” – see more

Wendy   :    Late – “The Challenge, Stalwart, we carry on……..” – see more

mai 2023 : PHOTOS

Dietmar:                                   The Wedding Photo – “In ancient times one photograph…” – see more

Françoise:                                Old Photos: - “An old metal cookie box…….” – see more

Georges:                                   Napalm girl photo: - “A war scene, children running……..” – see more

Joseph:                                 Catching The Instant: “Freeze the moment…..” – see more

Sylvie M: Michael Ranjitsingh:  THE ART OF CAPTURING MEMORIES: https://medium.com/blueinsight/the-power-of-a-photograph-95b81cc5a2a5

                                                 The evolution of portraits: - “Full or half-length…..”  - see more

Wendy:                                     Photo: - “Small dots merge, the paper ripples…….” – see more

avril 2023 : BORDERS

Anne and Georgette: Robert Frost: MENDING WALL: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44266/mending-wall

Dietmar: Nosheen Irfan:                        CROSSING BORDERS: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crossing-borders/

                                                         OVERCOMING BOUNDARIES: - “From Germany to Germany…” – see more

Françoise:                                               Montgenèvre, End of the Season – “Low level clouds………” – see more

Joseph;                                         The Elephant; - “Gentle is the elephant…….” – see more

Léone:                                            The Cat: - “The Cat, the Robin, the Fox, the Wolf…….” – see more

Sylvie F:                             DREAM,VISION,DELUSION : - “But a dream………..” – see more

Sylvie M:                                       A Barrier Named Border: “On the border of earth……” – see more

mars 2023 : FOG

Anne: Carl Sandburg :           FOG: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45032/fog-56d2245d7b36c

Anne: Vincent Bayer:            FOGGY MORNING WOODS/ https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/foggy-morning-woods

Dietmar:                               FOG: - “The air is clear, the sky is blue……….” – see more

Françoise:                            FOG: - “The Fog is an illusion………” – see more

 Walterrean Salley:    THE FOG POEM: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-fog-13/

Georges:                               Fog and Smoke; - “Early Forties in Lyon - At that time……….” – see more

Georgette:                             FOG: - “I’d like a foggy veil…………….” – see more

Sylvie D: Sarah Teasdale :     GRAY FOG: https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/poetry/sara-teasdale/sara-teasdale-gray-fog

Sylvie D: Sarah Teasdale :     WHITE FOG: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/white-fog-3/

Sylvie M:                              FOG: - “A Scary Ride – The day had been cold and grey…….” – see more

Wendy:                                 FOG: - “London – When London walked, and London worked……” – see more

février 2023 : HOUR

Anne:           The Hour – “T’is the hour of fun……..” – see more

Dietmar:       The Hour of Gym – “I do this weekly hour of gym……” – see more

                     HIS LAST HOUR – “Death would come soon He knew…..” – see more

                     Hours Of Waiting – “They lie shattered………..” – see more

 Georges:      Happy Hour – “Each hour wounds..the last one kills……” – see more

Georgette:    War and Earthquake – “It lasted less than an hour…….” – see more

Joseph:         Every Hour – “Refined and delicate, captured in a plant pot……” – see more

                     School bus stop hour – “Every day she was waiting for me……” – see more

Léone:          Shakespeare: Sonnet 19

SylvieM:      Robert Frost:  Good Hours: https://poets.org/poem/good-hours

             John Shaw Neilson: The Hour Is Lost:  https://www.australianculture.org/the-hour-is-lost-john-shaw-neilson/

                     The Old Clock – “The old clock in the hallway…….” – see more

janvier 2023 : RING:

 Anne: J.R.R. Tolkien:    ONE RING https://www.tolkiendil.com/arts/traductions/sda/livre1/poem_of_the_ring

Annette:                   Steeple Ring – “I like those church bells ring…….” – see more

Dietmar : Abba :       RING,  RING, RING https://genius.com/Abba-ring-ring-lyrics

                                 Generation ESPRESSO – “They are riding on the crowded métro…..” – see more 

Georges:                  My Golden Granddaughter – “I have been able to take care of a pet……” – see more                             

O-Ring – “Betrayed by my old car……..” – see more

Joseph:                     Ring – “Ring, ring, ring………” – see more

     Ring No2 – “When the toad goes round a city or something….” – see more

                                 The Rainbow – “The Rainbow, a broken ring…..” – see more

Sylvie D:                  RING -A-RING- A-ROSRES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses  

Sylvie F:Fabienne Verdier: Ascese  https://fabienneverdier.com/db/painting/ascese/

Sylvie M :                 RING – « Does this ring a bell……” – see more

décembre 2022 : FOOT/FEET

Anne: Blackfeet Indians – “For more than 10,000 years They occupied……” – see more

Annette : - Winged Feet – “About low energy consumption, medias are,……” – see more

Dietmar : Jurassic Footprints – “They ruled over our world, On land in the ……” – see more

Georges : Longing and Cold Feet – “Do you want to? Or not?.......” – see more

Georgette : feet – “When a "prince found a nice………” – see more

Joseph : Flat  Feet – “Walking around with my flat feet, My knees are….” – see more

           Footstep – “One small step for men, One giant leap…..” – see more

Sylvie D. TAKE THIS WALTZ by Leonard Cohen: https://genius.com/Leonard-cohen-take-his-waltz-lyrics

Sylvie M : Lully’s Death – “Il ritmo ! Il ritmo ! Bam! Bam! And one…..” – see more

novembre 2022 : LOST and DISCOVERY

Anne :          THE DISCOVERY by Thomas Hardy: https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/discovery-12

Dietmar :      LOST IN THE CITY – “Seemingly easy when l.........“ – see more   

Françoise :      FAUNA'S LOST AND FOUND by S.Zaynab Kamoonpury: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fauna-s-lost-and-found/

     https://allpoetry.com/poem/3752462-Tutankhamun-s-Posthumous-Glory-by-NeferMaatNetjer

Georges :     LOST WORDS – “Nothing is really lost………” – see more

Joseph :         DISCOVERY – “Like Christopher Columbus…….” – see more

LOST PASSWORDS – “We’re living a time of cibercrisis……….” – see more

Sylvie D :           SHE IS RIGHT HERE by Becky Forbes : https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/she_is_right_here_1497011

Sylvie F :        A DOOR JUST OPENED by Emily Dickenson: https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/door-just-opened-street-0

Sylvie M :         THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA by James Robertson: http://www.rampantscotland.com/poetry/blpoems_america.htm

TUTANKHAMUN'S POSTHUMOUS GLORY by Nefer Maat Netjer :

octobre 2022 : BOREDOM and LIGHT

Anne :         Boredom “I am writing this boring poem…..” – see more

Annette:      Shakespeare : Romeo and Juliette Act I, scene V :

https://myshakespeare.com/romeo-and-juliet/act-1-scene-5

The Light Brothers – “The name says it all, they followed the call…..” – see more

Dietmar:      Boredom – “I don’t know what to do…..” – see more

Fools Garden: Lemon Tree:

https://kvd-mannheim.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/G8_Lemon-Tree-Fools-Garden-Lyrics.pdf

Georges :     Light “I Birds, Light is the lost feather….” – see more

Georgette :  Light –“Fall has come down……” – see more

Joseph :       Thoughts of Light – “without light there would be no colour……” – see more

Léone:         William Blake: Cradle Song : https://poets.org/poem/cradle-song

SylvieM:        Boredom- Light: - “Dunno What to Do – On a dull Thursday afternoon…….” – see more

Wendy :      Boredom – “Like 3 suspension dots…” see more

Lightness – “We drove through the day into the night…..” see more

septembre 2022 : BRASSENS, AFTER THE RAIN AND PUBLIC BOOK BOXES.

Annette :       After the Rain – “The roads are transformed into mirrors……… «  - see more

Dietmar :      After the Rain – “Endless draught, burning sun, southern winds…….” – see more

                     Public Book Boxes – “My shelves bend under the heavy charge……… » - see more

Françoise:     After The Rain by John Carter Brown: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/after-the-rain-35/

Georges:       Just after the Rain – “One drop, Two drops………” – see more

                     Brassens Quiz I jusqu'à 1960 environ – “Solution Au quiz il manquait la 4è ligne et le titre…. » - see more

Georgette:     Brassens – “here you sing with all your heart…… » - see more

                     The Boxes – “Here and there or anywhere…….. » - see more

Joseph:         Hommage à G. Brassens – « Dans mon village, mon petit port…. » - see more

Léon :           Haikus d'étés pluvieux : http://incipit.fr/haikus-dete-pluvieux-2011-08-30

Sylvie F:       Sometimes When It Rains by Gcina Mhlopa: https://literarydevices.net/sometimes-when-it-rains/

Sylvie M. :    The Rainy Day, by H.W. Longfellow : https://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=39

                      After The Rain by T. B. Aldrich: https://allpoetry.com/After-The-Rain

juin 2022 : No Specific topic

In June we didn't have a specific topic, so we wrote about the Queen's jubilee, the Beatles and other topics.

Dietmar:    Paul McCartney 80 – “The Beatles had become a legend…….” – see more

           The Queen – “This week Great Britain celebrates the Queen…….” – see more

Georges :  Platinum Jubilee – “A child I was no longer…….” – see more

Joseph :    Pensées Libres – “ Quand je me reveille……….” – see more

    The Beatles – ““8 days a week “.........“ – see more

Sylvie F:  From East to West – “Eternal Wanderer,  From East to West,…… » - see more

Sylvie M: The Smile by William Blake:   https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47468/the-smile

mai 2022 : YELLOW AND GREEN

Anne:            Mitch Miller: She wore A Yellow Ribbon:https://lyricsfrance.com/mitch-miller/she-wore-a-yellow-ribbon/

Dietmar :      Yellow Submarine – “We all live in a yellow submarine……” – see more

Françoise :   Oscar Wilde: Symphony In Yellow:https://victorianweb.org/authors/wilde/symphony.html

Georges :     Green Old Movie Memory – “The Quiet Man – Ireland was the theatre….” – see more

             Shades of yellow in my kitchen – “Exposed like a dildo…..” – see more

             Yellow sixties – “Yellow jackets on roundabouts, Yellow …” – see more

Georgette :  Yellow and Green – “Striking light of the sun, Pale face of the moo,….- see more

Joseph :       Bretagne eternelle – “Les vagues s’en vont et reviennent……” – see more

Léone :       Yellow and Green – “Yellow Chartreuse, stronger, Or Green …….” – see more

Sylvie F.:    William Cullen Bryant: The Yellow Violet:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55339/the-yellow-violet

           Wandering in Glasgow – “Wandering in Glasgow green, All along….” – see more

Sylvie M. : Wordsworth:  I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud : https://poets.org/poem/i-wandered-lonely-cloud

           Visitors and Colours of time – “It was such an exciting time when…..” – see more                           

Wendy :     GREEN and YELLOW – “Yellow is mean in Spring, in gorse in broom…..” – see more

avril 2022 : MY FIRST...

 Anne :     My First – “My First Car, My first taste of freedom……” – see more

Dietmar :    My First Sign Of Old Age – “She got up in the Undeground….” – see more

Françoise:  First Man On The Moon by Patrick Lewis: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54725/first-men-on-the-moon

Georges :   The First time – “First Day of Spring ……..” – see more

Georgette : Café du Pond – “A feeling of well-being…….” – see more

Léone :       First Love – “Will a first love alone…..” – see more

Sylvie F :   My first poem in English – “Words are coming to Light…….” – see more

Wendy :     First Time – “It’s always a moment…….” – see more

           War – “Not the first time? We are used to that…..” – see more

mar 2022 : Sujet : SANDCASTLES

Anne:- The Sandcastle- “It is gone now………………” – see more

Annette: Sandcastles 2 – “Building a castle made of sand….”   - see more

Dietmar: - Sandcastle – “After the war they built a sandcastle…..” – see more

Georges: - Sandcastle – “Putin looks like the Walrus…….” – see more

Georgette: - Sandcastles – “As a kid I was taught to build beautiful sandcastles…..” – see more

Joseph: - Sandcastles – “Between seagulls and Seashells with buckets and spades….” – see more

Léone: - Sandcastle – “Against the horizon, Stands, my baroque castle…..” – see more

Sylvie M : - The Sandcastle contest – “Gaily bedight, we gallant knights ran on the sand….” – see more

Wendy: Sandcastles – “Children do not play in Kiev anymore……” – see more

fév 2022 :  Sujet : AN OLD PIECE OF FURNITURE

Anne: -        An Old Piece Of Furniture – “It sits in a dark corner, Of the attic….. » - see more

Anne-Marie:   MY GRANDMOTHER’S OLD COFFEE GRINDER – “My Grandmother used to grind coffee beans…” – see more

Dietmar: -   Furniture – “THE CUPBOARD, Like once the tree Oaken massive large…..” – see more                   

   The Clock – “A ritual, I open the glass door, By lifting the little hook…… » - see more

Françoise:   BROWN FURNITURE by Katha Pollitt: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/brown-furniture

Georges: -   An Old Piece Of Furniture – “Saggy couch, Worn-out upholstery,……. » - see more

Georgette:   MY LITTLE TABLE – “On the little table close to  my bed …… » - see more

Joseph : -     An old piece of furniture – « An old rusty bath tub foot, We put it upside down." - see more

Wendy : -    Old piece of favourite furniture – « The very title is nostalgia, the past,…..” – see more

jan 2022 : Sujet : TEMPTATION

Anne :               Temptation – “She knew she shouldn’t have………” – see more

Dietmar :          THE BOTTLE OR THE BIBLE – “The Holy Book lies open on the lectern…….” – see more

Françoise:         A Rat surrendered here par Emily Dickenson: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/3456/a-rat-surrendered-here/

Clara :               Sonnett 144 par Shakespeare: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50651/sonnet-144-two-loves-i-have-of-comfort-and-despair

         A student's Temptation par L. Susan Thomas: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-student-s-temptation/

Georges :          Ulysses’ Temptation – “Ulysses was himself long ago……..” – see more

                         Temptation! – “My life is filled with temptation……..” – see more

Georgette :       TEMPTATION – “I’d like to climb up high…….” – see more

Joseph :            Temptation – “Because of snake’s temptation…..” – see more

Léone :             Stances de " Polyeucte" Acte 4 scène 2, l. 1 - 12 par Corneille: https://www.bartleby.com/244/148.html

            Allegories: The Serpent in the Garden of Eden/ https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/2015/04/day39802

Wendy :             Temptation poems – “I can resist anything Except Temptation……” – see more

déc 2021 : Sujet : SHOES

Anne:           Shoes – “Chaplin in the Gold rush boiling his shoe….” – see more

Annette:       Once upon a shoe – “In the reserve store of mu parents shoe shop….” – see more      

Dietmar:       In Her Shoes – “Why does she need so many…….” – see more

                     My Favourite Pair of Shoes – “We once were a fine pair……..” – see more

Georges:      CLOGS – “Do you remember the dark mornings………” – see more

                     To Santiago! – “Step 1, Step 2 that’s the beginning” – see more

Léone:          Shoes – “Has the dresser with small feet put its tiny shoes on….” – see more

Joseph:         Moonwalk shoes – “Everybody was talking about a new way of walking…..” – see more

                     Shoes – “Everybody want to wear nice shoes…….” – see more

Sylvie D:      Shoes – “My aunt had enormous black leather shoes……” – see more

Sylvie M:        A CLOSET FULL OF SHOES par Shel Silverstein: http://poemsbyshelsilverstein.blogspot.com/2009/01/poem-by-shel-silverstein-pg-118.html

                      VELVET SHOES par Elinor Wylie: https://www.poemtree.com/poems/VelvetShoes.html

                      FOR WANT OF A NAIL, un proverbe: https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poem/for-want-of-a-nail/

Wendy:        Three pairs of shoes – “When he walked, he carried three pairs of shoes……” – see more

                     Shoes – “New Incarnation – As I reinvent myself, I need new shoes…..” – see more 

nov 2021 : Sujet :  MIDNIGHT (minuit)

Anne -       Midnight –    « Midnight No man’s land of time…… » see more

Dietmar -      Midnight -    « Midnight in the little village…….. » - see more

Françoise:-   MIDNIGHT by Dorothy Parker: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/midnight/

Georges -      Midnight  -   “Midnight (Around) Far after dusk…….” – see more

Georgette -   Midnight -    “All along the dark beach, ghosts……” – see more

Léone -         Midnight -    “Midnight in my earliest memories…” – see more

Sylvie D -     FIXER OF MOONLIGHT by Reuel Denney: https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/fixer-midnight

Sylvie M -     Midnight -    « The clock beats 12 :00……… » - see more

Wendy -       Midnight – « I Sleep When midnight strikes and we are…… » - see more

oct 2021 : Sujet : GRAFFITI

Dietmar: - Graffiti – “On the walls of houses, on doors” – see more

Georges: - Graffiti of  68 – “The beach is under the cobblestones …….” – see more

Georgette: - Graffiti - “Sometimes dirty often washed….” – see more

Léone:- Graffiti -“Thanks to antique graffiti……..” – see more

Sylvie: - Graffiti – “KEITH It started with Graffiti, a simple scratch on a wall…..” – see more

Wendy: - Graffiti – “He did not see the writing on the wall…..” – see more

sept 2021 : Sujet : LINKS

Anne: - No Links – “No Links today My brain has gone away………” – see more

Dietmar: - Links – “The world is linked From ancient times until…….” – see more

             The Weakest link – “His father a manager of a global company….” – see more

Françoise: - The High-Wire Artist – “Being a child you looked like t….” – see more

Georges: - (No Link) – "(No Link) As A Nursery Rhyme......" - see more

Georgette:- Links – “So green the trees help us breathe…..” – see more

Léone: - Links – “Like Gulliver on his island……” – see more

Wendy:- Links – “In time, in tune, That Corsican poet…….” – see more

Groupe Lugdumen

Les Lugdumen s’engagent à vous faire découvrir les meilleurs endroits pour les arts et la culture. Il peut s’agir aussi de célébrer une fête traditionnelle britannique ou tout autre événement particulier. C’est l’occasion de se retrouver dans une ambiance conviviale et de parler en anglais. Ce groupe est dirigé par by Michèle Baldwin (contactez   mb69007@gmail.com oo tel. 06 70 66 36 13) et  Didine MIGUET (tel 06 98 51 51 21 ou email : claudinemiguet@yahoo.com

Friday 13 Janvier 2017

Visite guidée au Musée de Fourvière de l'artiste Albert Gleizes.

Nous avons eu le plaisir d’avoir un groupe de 18 personnes pour participer, sous la houlette de Madame Jouvinroux, guide mandatée par le Musée de Fourvière, à la visite de l’exposition d’Albert Gleizes (1881-1953) et de ses disciples : Anne Dangar, céramiste, le peintre Robert Pouyaud et le le peintre./céramiste Jean-Claude Libert, tous membres de la communauté créée par Gleizes à Moly-Sabata, Sablons en Ardèche et qui est devenue la Fondation Albert Gleizes toujours très active. Ensuite, une partie du groupe est allée au Café-Restaurant de Fourvière échanger en anglais ses impressions autour d’un thé et chocolat chaud tout en admirant la vue imprenable sur notre belle ville de Lyon.

La Vierge et l'enfant par Albert GLEIZES

Friday 17 Février 2017

Une visite de l'exposition "Antarctica" au Musée des Confluences

Pour la sortie Lugdumen, une douzaine de personnes a visité l’exposition “Antarctica au Musée des Confluences, réalisée par Luc Jacquet. Ce continent est uniquement accessible aux missions scientifiques internationales. Nous avons plongé dans les profondeurs de l’Océan antarctique et grâce aux fantastiques vidéos et photos du plongeur/photographe, Laurent Ballesta, nous avons été transportés par la beauté de cet oasis de glace. L’exposition s’est terminée dans une salle circulaire où des écrans immenses étalaient une vue à 360° qui nous a immergés au cœur de la banquise où nous avions l’impression de nous promener à la découverte de l’extraordinaire biodiversité de ce continent blanc. Ensuite, le groupe a jeté un coup d’œil rapide à l’exposition « A vos pieds » qui montre de l’importance et de la diversité des chaussures que les personnes portent dans le monde  entier.

Nous avons terminé par une tasse de thé au Comptoir Gourmand situé au 4ème étage du Musée autour d’un quiz préparé par Michèle Baldwin en Anglais et en Français sur Antarctica, qui s'est révélé très amusant..

Vendredi 17 mars 2017

 Visite au Musée Africain : un groupe de 12 personnes ont apprécié les explications de notre guide Mme Lucille Michaux nous abreuvant d’anecdotes comme celle des statuettes représentant les jumeaux (voir ci-après). Ensuite, nous avons poursuivi avec plaisir la discussion en anglais à l’Ethic Café à proximité du Musée.

Origine de la vénération des jumeaux chez les Yoruba

Les singes se nourrissant des produits d’un fermier, celui-ci décida de les exterminer. Un jour, sa femme étant enceinte, les singes se vengèrent en se transformant en abiku (enfants mourant peu après leur naissance) et entrèrent dans le ventre de la femme qui accoucha de jumeaux qui moururent rapidement.

A chaque grossesse, elle accouchait de jumeaux qui ne survivaient pas.

Le fermier consulta le devin qui lui expliqua que le problème venait des singes, celui-ci arrêta de les pourchasser. La colère des singes étant passée, les autres jumeaux survécurent devenant des demi-dieux avec le pouvoir de récompenser ou punir les humains d’où les statuettes de jumeaux qui symbolisent non seulement la fertilité mais aussi la prospérité.

Mardi 16 Mai 2017

Par une journée particulièrement chaude, le groupe a visité les serres et le jardin botanique du Parc de la Tête d’Or sous la houlette du jardinier Jean-Pierre Grienay très érudit dans la mythologie classique et botanique pour une visite guidée des plantes étranges et mystérieuses !

Parmi elles, le cerbera considéré comme une plante mortelle, le gaiac dont le bois est très robuste et qui est le symbole de la Reine Mère chez les Mayas et les Aztèques.

La visite s’est terminée par un petit repas à la Buvette des Cygnes au bord du Lac.

Vendredi 9 Juin 2017

Rendez-vous était pris pour le spectacle dans le cadre des Amphi-midis de l’Opéra de Lyon pour assister au ballet “Tous en Scène”, un spectacle de 5 courtes pièces créées par les jeunes danseurs sous le tutorat de leurs enseignants de l’Ensemble Chorégraphique du Département de Danse du Conservatoire Régional de Lyon.

La sortie était suivie du traditionnel repas en anglais au Restaurant l’Opéra Bouffe à proximité.

mardi 17 octobre 2017

Lors de notre première sortie de la saison 2017-2018, le mardi 17 octobre, un groupe de 10 personnes a eu le plaisir d’une visite guidée en Anglais des coulisses du théâtre des Célestins, conduite par Madame Marie-Françoise PALLUY-ASSEILY, responsable des Relations Publiques. Elle nous a fait découvrir l’arrière de la scène et dévoiler les secrets suite à la rénovation qui a lieu entre 2003 et 2005 ; notamment, dans le sous sol, sont conservés les squelettes de deux moines qui rappellent que le Théâtre a été construit sur les vestiges d’un monastère… !

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