Monday, March 17, 2008
It is far too lovely a day to go into town to watch the parade. I’d rather stay home and enjoy the sunshine. It’s been a rare commodity of late. So, in lieu of partying and the drowning of shamrocks, I thought I’d share one of my favourite Irish poems.
The Song of Wandering Aengus
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire aflame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And some one called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lads and hilly lands.
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
W.B.Yeats
The Song of Wandering Aengus was inspired by one of my favourite Celtic legends. Caer Ibormeith was the ‘glimmering girl’ who appeared to Aengus in the poem. He does eventually finds her only to learn that she and her maidens, 150 in all, must spend one year in swan form, the next in human. He turns into a swan too and he and Caer fly off together, singing such sweet music that all around them are lulled to sleep.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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Music: ‘This is Halloween’, The Nightmare Before Christmas OST
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sorry for the disappearing act, gentle readers, but I’ve been ill all week, struggling with a very nasty throat infection that has left me out of sorts and very tired.
I have kept up with the drawing, though with difficulty. I’ve found it very hard to concentrate on anything and have lost count of drawings started only to be quickly abandoned. I’m going to cheat a little and back date this week’s drawings when I get around to uploading them.
The weather was lovely here all week, mild and hazy with the rain only coming on at the weekend.
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Excellent essay by Neil about how he came to write a fairytale for adults here.
And much more good things to be found at his blog.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Today I stopped by my deviantART gallery and what do I find but a comment from Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall! Now that did bring a smile to my face! She was thanking me for adding her to my watch list.* Squueee! In my little world this is like having one of your favourite /actors/singers/insert as appropriate/ give you the time of day.
More art!
Music: ‘Romulus”, Sufjan Stevens
Monday, August 13, 2007
There are many, many other things that I should be doing today but I can’t be bothered :)
So I’m going to curl up in bed with Ombria in Shadow and escape into one of Patricia McKillip’s no doubt beautifully crafted faerytale worlds.
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Listening to: ‘Through the Night Forest’, Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon OST
Friday, August 03, 2007
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Listening to: ‘Gabriel’, Lamb
