Comments on: The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd http://bob.hentges.lu/blog/2005/09/09/the-nymphs-reply-to-the-shepherd/ Or rather a little insight of Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:02:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Kip Watson http://bob.hentges.lu/blog/2005/09/09/the-nymphs-reply-to-the-shepherd/#comment-7824 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:21:35 +0000 http://bob.hentges.lu/?p=13#comment-7824 I haven’t read this for years.

It’s a subtle poem, I get more out of it now.

Sad nymph, what would she know of love, she’s not even human! Poor, cynical, immortal nymph. Let’s not see the world with her eyes…

It reminds me of Tolkein. When he says humans cannot be granted immortality, because mortality is a precious gift, and the Infinite One will not rob them of it!

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