Friday, February 18, 2011

PoemArt

Windmills of Poems and Lace
by LilyMoon

Purple Iris with Shakespeare's Sonnet 54
ACEO from Theodora Demetriades

Flower in the Crannied Wall
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
photo by Pipi Photography

The Day Is Done
by A Wing and a Prayer Gifts

The day is done, may kind night spread
Her gentle wings o'er heart and head.
Rest for my body, peace of mind,
In sleep's calm haven I will find.
Bright dreams will come to welcome me
Into the land of memory.
Then shall to-morrow's love bring light
After the dark of this good night.
--Anonymous

And from the Keep Calm Shop

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A call for submissions from Edgar and Lenore's Publishing House

Today's Poetry Friday round-up is at Great Kid Books.

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7 comments:

  1. Amy L VFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    Oh, this post just made my eyes and heart happy. Thank you, Tabatha. What a lovely way to begin the day. That lace! A.

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  2. TaraFebruary 18, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Oh wow...beautiful illustrations! The iris had me mesmerized. Thank you for sharing these...

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  3. DoraineFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    These are just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. laurasalasFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Love these! I wish I were visually artistic. I've looked for some artsy/crafty way to combine my poems with visual art, but I have too many requirements for it and haven't ever found anything. Thanks for sharing these!

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  5. CarlieFebruary 18, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Wow!!! That iris has be open-mouthed. I love botanicals and I paint watercolors. I never thought to combine painting and poetry before. I totally want to try! Wish I was a calligrapher!

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  6. Heidi MordhorstFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    I appreciate your putting these up with a minimum of comment so that I can "enter" in my own skin and enjoy. My favorite is "Flower in the Crannied Wall," so solid, gray and weatherworn--tension against the little flower--and the ringed roots. I wonder how long it took someone to create this, and think of how easily we take a snapshot.

    Thanks!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    This really hit the spot with me. I've been preoccupied lately with the intersections of poetry and photography/painting. That Kookubura riminds me of May Gibbs' Cuddlepot and Snugglepie. Probably just because they are both Australian.

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