A few months back I somehow ended up at the image below(*), a sketch for the unfinished middle panel of an incomplete triptych Dante Gabriel Rossetti set out to make for a cabinet belonging to William Morris ca. 1859.


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...When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart.
But now it's getting late
And the moon is climbing high
I want to celebrate
See it shining in your eye.
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon.

Three Proverbs of NegationAbsence makes a heart grow fonder ( Read more... )

Wild explores. Crazy escapes.
Wild is beautiful. Crazy is broken.
Wild seeks enlightenment. Crazy seeks annihilation.
Know the difference. Be aware of the difference. Embrace wild, and send crazy packing.

via shiny_gal.

A happy birthday to myintimia, who's been a touchstone through it all. ("WWMD?". Shame is self-indulgent. This moment is my life...) This is not to ( Read more... )

"One day Odysseus wandered hunting at the foot of the mountains of Delphi, when he met on his path two maidens who held each other by the hand. One had hair like violets, transparent eyes, and solemn lips; she said to him: 'I am Arete.' The other had languid eyelids, delicate hands and soft breasts; she said to him: 'I am Tryphe.' And together they ( Read more... )

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In my last post, inspired by caprine, I talked about some expressions of love. Comments promoted further reflection on the topic. Reflection prompts this follow-up post. I apologize if most of this is painfully obvious.
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caprine talks of that sort of love that is in love with its own pain and madness:
That is the sort of love that an adolescent craves and experiences, fed on the exaggerated imaginings of literature, drama, and song. This is larger-than-life love; you cannot live in such love any more than you can dwell in a burning house. I spent my teens and twenties ( Read more... )