Earth, Fire, Air, and Water. Gnomes, Salamanders, Sylphs, and Ondines. To which Elemental are you most drawn? The Sprites of fiery Termagants in Flame Mount up, and take a Salamander’s name. Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And sip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude sinks downward to a Gnome, In search… Continue reading Fae Friday: Elementals
Tag: Alexander Pope
Fae Friday: Summer Vibes
Enjoy Alexander Pope’s exquisite imagery in an excerpt from his poem, Summer. See what delights in sylvan scenes appear! Descending Gods have found Elysium here. In woods bright Venus with Adonis stray’d, And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Come lovely nymph, and bless the silent hours, When swains from shearing seek their nightly bow’rs;… Continue reading Fae Friday: Summer Vibes
Mythic Monday: Lovers Abelard and Heloise
Lovers Abelard and Heloise Some historians maintain that the Middle Ages gave birth to the idea of romantic love. Historical figures and lovers Abelard and Heloise serve as icons of medieval romantic love. Theirs was not the distant infatuation of knight for unattainable lady, however, or dewy- eyed heroine for valiant hero. Rather, their love… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Lovers Abelard and Heloise
Vintage Friday: Sunrise Semester 1968 by Flossie Benton Rogers
While recently viewing the 2013 final episode of Poirot, which I found as emotionally devastating as the final Agatha Christie Poirot book, PBS presented a promo that triggered a most pleasant memory. In the promo a woman with an impoverished childhood told how PBS had expanded her horizons toward education and success. This reminded me… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Sunrise Semester 1968 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: 13 In Love
Classic poets wrote words of love that still burn within us. To my beloved Ronnie: “Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” E.E. Cummings “If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.” Anne… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 In Love