Shakespeare on Christmas

[Zomby Woof]

At Christmas I no more desire a rose,
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows;
But like of each thing that in season grows.

-- Love's Labour Lost


Heigh Ho, The Holly

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh ho, sing heigh ho, unto the green holly;
most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
Heigh ho, sing heigh ho, unto the green holly:
most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

[Heidi]

1. !

Merry Christmas, you and nini! :hug:

Now, where's my zomby coffee, bubba? ;)

[Zomby Woof]

2. A Cool Yule to you and ThatGuyWeCallWesley!

:hug: I serve ZombyCocoa on Christmas Eve. :D

(And keep some ZombyEggnog at the bar, of course)

Hey, is that not the most bitter Christmas poem ever? Billy wasn't one to suffer the holidays gladly, LOL.

:donut:

[Heidi]

3. Nope, no ZombyCocoa or ZombyEgnog for me this morning!

I'm already tanked up on caffeine. Anything with sugar in it would push me over the edge, I'm afraid. :rofl:

Yeah, ol' Bill was the life of the Christmas party, no doubt about it. :rofl:

[havocmom]

9. Solution to tanked on caffeine:

Beef broth and vodka

Oh baby!

[tigereye]

4. love the melancholy and existential bard, thanks

we once saw a wonderful play about the battle of holly and ivy at a medieval music concert. Very cool. Love that kind of imagery.

[Zomby Woof]

5. His keen eye for human nature

Never escaped him, no matter the subject. :-)

[tigereye]

8. do you follow the "who was Shakespeare" debate?

kind of bizarre that folks insist that he could not have been a commoner, and that he had to be an educated aristocrat. Fascinating though.


Wonderful how long that these wonderful plays have delighted and challenged people.

[GOPisEvil]

6. Oh, I thought you were going over to her house for dinner or something.

:7

Seriously though, my man Will knew how to turn a phrase.

[Zomby Woof]

7. She wants in on the caramel popcorn action!

So I better make sure I am not on her naughty list if I don't deliver, LOL. :D

[janx]

10. Merry Christmas, Zomby!

And thanks for this.

:hug:

[Zomby Woof]

12. Merry Christmas, janx!

:hug:

[david13]

11. As You Like It. As You Like It. And I like it quite rightly. dc