Annabel Lee
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Annabel Lee
Posted in Edgar Allan Poe on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sirens Call
Posted in The Mythical on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sirens Call
Softly
her voice rose up
across the boundless sea
bewitching be the sirens tune
she sings
Ships crash
against the rocks
driven by enchantment
seeking the sea maiden’s beauty
ever to be
denied
Viking Burial
Posted in The Mythical on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think this is a great illustration of a Viking burial by Sir John Everett Millais
The Early Morning
Posted in Odes to the Moon on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The moon on the one hand, the dawn on the other:
The moon is my sister, the dawn is my brother.
The moon on my left and the dawn on my right.
My brother, good morning: my sister, good night.
~Hilaire Belloc
