Pale beneath the blaze
Hung the transparent foliage; and I watch'd
Some broad and sunny leaf, and lov'd to see
The shadow of the leaf and stem above
Dappling its sunshine! And that walnut-tree
Was richly ting'd, and a deep radiance lay
Full on the ancient ivy, which usurps
Those fronting elms
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge (This lime tree bower my prison)
The Nine Lives of a Cat & Some 2 of 3 by Annabelle & M
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Mabs Draw Halloween Club ~ Day 18 ~ Undead When Percy Bysshe Shelley died in Italy and buried in Rome, the tomb was inscribed with the words "Cor Cordium"~ "Heart of Hearts": ironically, his heart absent from the rest of his remains. Rome is a well-known port for stray cats naturally, a cat resting quietly on a grave wouldn't be such an unexpected sight to come upon only, an undead cat ~ zombie cat? Since I have an addiction to the Romantic poets and in particular to the strange and beautiful story of love shared between Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, I have carried over yesterday's story and art inspiration to today's Mabs Draw Halloween Club prompt for Day 18 ~ Undead
25th May 1816, publication of ‘Christabel', ‘Kubla Khan: A Vision’ and ‘The Pains of Sleep’, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge published by John Murray in London.‘Christabel' begun in 1797, tells of the magical and pagan encounter in the woods of the strange figure of Geraldine, who Christabel meets when she goes to pray amongst the large oak trees. ‘Kubla Khan’, also written in 1797 describes Coleridge’s opium fueled dream in which he visited Xanadu, the palace of the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan. The Poems were finally published on Lord Byron’s advice when the two poets met. On the same day Coleridge mentions in a letter meeting Byron, stating that Byron’s face was ‘so beautiful, a countenance I scarcely ever saw’ and ‘his eyes the open portals of the sun – things of light, and for light’. Alongside his fellow poet and friend William Wordsworth, Coleridge began the romantic movement in England, founding the Lake Poets. In 1798 they jointly published ‘ Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems’, The publication gave birth to the Romantic movement in English literature. Lyrical Ballads and the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, are featured in the Industrial Sublime Tarot, a Tarot Deck with original art featuring the historical characters of the years 1760 to 1848. Prints of the cards are for sale at www.ofgraveconcern.com/industrialsublimetarot1760-1848 Also shown are hanging books which are made from actual antique salvaged books which are lovingly repaired and then the pages are fixed in place, featuring the reproduction of a title page of a classic gothic work from the 18th and 19th century alongside original artwork. Continued in the comments #darkromanticism #darkromantic #samueltaylorcoleridge #lordbyron #tarotillustration #tarotart #romantictarot #18thcentury #19thcentury #christabel #kublakhan #byron #romanticpoets #19thcenturyart #romanticpoetry #romanticism #romanticismart #lakepoets #classicliterature #classicliteraturememes #classiclit #classiclitmemes #historylovers #williamwordsworth #williamwordsworthpoetry #romanticmovement #regencygothic #18thcenturystyle #poetrybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbE_ZYnFuZ/?utm_medium=tumblr
With all that has been going on in my life, these past few months, since my move to the coast, it’s been a while since I published anything new, so here’s a new poem ‘In between’ that has just been published on the website. See: http://www.scotthastie.com/?p=5856As ever, comments and/or personal responses always very welcome…
In between
The doors
To the known
And the unknown,
This where we can
Get lost altogether,
If we don’t take care.
Our spirit
Destined to wither,
If we hesitate
And let this miasma be.
See how
So many planets
Timelessly
Circle their sun,
Such ardent yearning
For fertile valleys
Never once fulfilled!
Truly, in the shadow
Of such doleful majesty,
We are forever young!
And for that blessing
Alone,
We must always
Be looking to take
The unique
And fabulous chances
We’ve been given
Whilst we still can.
PLENTY MORE INSPIRING NEW WRITING LIKE THIS CAN BE FOUND AT: scotthastie.com As ever, comments and/or personal responses always very welcome, when you get there…