I am such a
huge fan of Jane Austen, that every time I read her novels or watch the BBC
rendition of Pride and Prejudice I am truly inspired. This is one of my favourite poems I have written about Georgian living. Currently I am living in Bath
and being able to walk around the city that she knew and wrote about, is amazing.
‘Past’s dream, futures tale’,
A Jane Austen inspired poem
I was not meant
for this life, but for the last
In dream, and
wonder a life in the past
Rich or poor,
living of your own land
Women waiting for
a gentleman’s hand
Courtship and love
so caged and raw
Then lust and
language, beautiful and pure
Where manor, air
and statue freely roam
And a lady in waited
to run her own home
The coats, the
jackets, the hats and the boots
Men riding out
going on shoots
Bringing
carriages, jewels one and all
To show your
status, at a grand ball
Ladies dresses
elegant and clean
A thousand a year
that was the dream
Many a man can be
introduced in this crowd
A prosperous
marriage, would make mother proud
Music, soft and
loud, lively and free
Thought dances,
set a, one, two, three
Who is watching my
dear?
Head up, Look
pretty my dear
Catch the eye of a
gentleman, come in from town
Catch his heart my
dear, don’t let me down
Live it strong,
spoken with these words from you
Come forth from
the pages of your books
Pride and
Prejudice, Being Jane, your words I took
And I thank you,
for words and all that you write
That keeps us
reading, but not by candle light
For things have
moved on, this I despair
Jane Austen I
love, and that fresh country air.
By Amanda Roe
3rd March 2010
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