Easter wings Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly he lost the same, Decaying more and more, Till he became Most poore: With thee Oh let me rise As larks, harmoniously, And sing this day thy victories: Then shall the fall further the flight in me. My tender age in sorrow did [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Posted in Easter, tagged Easter, george herbert on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Apotheosis of the Naked Lemon
Posted in Easter, tagged bread, Easter, Lemons on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every Easter my mother would be rummaging around in the vegetable drawer, as mothers are wont to do, and invariably a small wail of despair would emanate from her lips. “There are NAKED lemons in my refrigerator!” Pause for calculation. “ALL my lemons are naked!” This bothered her to no end. I myself was and [...]
Turning My Face
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
GOOD-FRIDAY, 1613, RIDING WESTWARD. by John Donne LET man’s soul be a sphere, and then, in this, Th’ intelligence that moves, devotion is ; And as the other spheres, by being grown Subject to foreign motion, lose their own, And being by others hurried every day, Scarce in a year their natural form obey ; [...]
