{"id":1947,"date":"2017-01-02T13:36:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T13:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:39:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:39:52","slug":"mild-is-the-parting-year-walter-savage-landor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/mild-is-the-parting-year-walter-savage-landor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mild is the Parting Year \u2014 Walter Savage Landor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poem 2 \u2014 100 Days of Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mild is the Parting Year by Walter Savage Landor | Read by Rob Goll\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8A3p873QQ4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Mild is the Parting Year<\/em> by Walter Savage Landor reflects on the passage of time, capturing a bittersweet moment of transition from one year to the next. The poem\u2019s gentle tone contrasts with the poet\u2019s deeper reflections on life\u2019s fleeting nature and the inevitability of loss.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Savage Landor (1775\u20131864) was an English writer and poet whose lyrical works are known for their emotional depth and classical style. This poem serves as a quiet meditation on time and memory.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mild is the Parting Year<\/strong> by Walter Savage Landor<\/p>\n<p>Mild is the parting year, and sweet<br \/>\nThe odour of the falling spray;<br \/>\nLife passes on more rudely fleet,<br \/>\nAnd balmless is its closing day.<\/p>\n<p>I wait its close, I court its gloom,<br \/>\nBut mourn that never must there fall<br \/>\nOr on my breast or on my tomb<br \/>\nThe tear that would have soothed it all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>My Reflections on the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn recording <em>Mild is the Parting Year<\/em>, I was struck by the understated tone that hides a deep sense of longing and acceptance. Landor\u2019s reflections on the passage of time are quietly powerful, reminding us of the beauty and sadness of the year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post is part of my <em>100 Days of Poetry<\/em> series, where I embarked on a journey to record and share 100 poems over 100 days in 2017. 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