I hear strains of the Impossible Dream, see the reed thin Peter O'Toole tipping his lance to Sophia Loren, or a great bull charging a sagging ranch windmill, tired of the rusty squawking, or the well driller who is deathly afraid of metal blades, or the great windmills on the wind farms, two hundred feet above the bent lance.
Windmill do remind Ayoh Wang of Moulin Rouge...in Ramadhan.. Don Quixote aussi bien sur ;)) May the Ramadhan bring you and Yours closer to HIS pleasure and Maghfirah..
Hi guys! Thank you for your feedback. What is amazing is that Cervantes wrote this story in the 1600s and Don Quixote was first published in 1604! A true fantasy fan, Don Quixote actually goes mad from his reading of books of chivalry. And now his name is synonymous with the act of trying to achieve one's ideals, no matter how unrealistic...
That's always the danger when tilting at windmills, isn't it? And yet we try.
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Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Great literary connection. I remember struggling with the Don in high school, I should give it a shot again.
ReplyDeleteI hear strains of the Impossible Dream,
ReplyDeletesee the reed thin Peter O'Toole tipping
his lance to Sophia Loren, or a great
bull charging a sagging ranch windmill,
tired of the rusty squawking, or the
well driller who is deathly afraid of
metal blades, or the great windmills
on the wind farms, two hundred feet
above the bent lance.
…now i’m learning the humour of Don Quixote.
ReplyDelete~Kelvin
Windmill do remind Ayoh Wang of Moulin Rouge...in Ramadhan.. Don Quixote aussi bien sur ;))
ReplyDeleteMay the Ramadhan bring you and Yours closer to HIS pleasure and Maghfirah..
A perfect fit for the prompt!
ReplyDeleteha. nice...i remember that tale and it often swept me away...
ReplyDeleteSimply elegant ..
ReplyDeleteHi guys!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your feedback. What is amazing is that Cervantes wrote this story in the 1600s and Don Quixote was first published in 1604! A true fantasy fan, Don Quixote actually goes mad from his reading of books of chivalry. And now his name is synonymous with the act of trying to achieve one's ideals, no matter how unrealistic...
Ninot Ma'am,
ReplyDeleteGreat tie-up to prompt.Don Q did some silly things to the windmills. Yes!
Swept away! Moi aussi!
ReplyDeleteTilting at windmills, of course! Nice one.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this image and what you have done with it. :-)
ReplyDeletePerfectly said!
ReplyDeleteBetter to be swept away than carried away...that's what I always say :)
ReplyDeleteTilting is so much better than wilting. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteYour words always sweep me aways Ninotaziz! I have missed coming here...thank you for being such a wonderful friend. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe have had some very hot winds in my neck of the woods lately.
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