Happy Valentine’s Day from Edgar Allan Poe. Found this on the Poe Museum’s site when I went to renew my membership on VALENTINE’S DAY!! Happy Valentine’s Day from the Poe Museum
By Sylvia PlathOctober 4, 1958 Flintlike, her feet struck such a racket of echoes from the steely street,tacking in moon-blued crooks from the black stone-built town, that she heard the quick air ignite its tinder and shake a firework of echoes from wall to wall of the dark, dwarfed cottages.But the echoes died at her back as the walls gave way to fields and the incessant seethe of grasses riding in the full of the moon, manes to the wind, tireless, tied, as a moon-bound seamoves on its root. Though a mist-wraith wound up from the fissured valley and hung shoulder-high ahead, it fattened to no family-featured ghost, nor did any word body with a namethe blank mood she walked in. Once past the dream-peopled village, her eyes entertained no dream, and the sandman’s dust lost lustre under her footsoles. The long wind, paring her person downto a pinch of flame, blew its burdened whistle in the whorl of her ear, and, like a scooped-out…
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The LakeEdgar Allan Poe – 1809-1849 In youth’s spring it was my lotTo haunt, of the wide earth a spotThe which I could not love the less,So lovely was the lonelinessOf a wild lake, with black rock bound,And the tall pines that tower’d around. But, when the night had thrown her pallUpon that spot, as upon all,And the mystic wind went byMurmuring in melody -Then – ah then I would awakeTo the terror of the lone lake. Yet that terror was not fright.But a tremulous delight – A feeling not the jewelled mineCould teach or bribe me to define -Nor Love – although the Love were thine. Death was in that poison’d wave —And, in its gulf, a fitting graveFor him who thence could solace bringTo his lone imagining -Whose solitary soul could makeAn Eden of that dim lake. https://youtu.be/3OKdS85iPo4 You might enjoy our post Evening Star Written by Edgar Allan…
Valentine’s Day is almost here! If you’re looking for ideas for the two of you and want something homemade, Sarah at ThatLemonadeLife.com has a deliciously easy post about setting up a dessert bar. She planned hers around the winter holidays but emphasizes this dessert bar can be changed up for any occasion. We heartedly agree so we’re happy to include it on our blog. Sarah has wonderful posts about home decor, recipes, lifestyle articles, and more. Please visit and support her work! How to Set Up an Easy Dessert Bar by Sarah at ThatLemonadeLife.com Have you heard of dessert bars before? I’ve seen them at big parties and always thought what a great idea! A dessert bar is basically a big smorgasbord of different desserts for people to choose what they want. But what’s also great about dessert bars, is that you can make them as big or as small…
This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Raven Girl is a children’s book written by Audrey Niffenegger about a postman who falls in love with a raven. The Royal Ballet in London performed the story in 2013, and oh how we would have loved to have seen it! A dark fairytale about a raven and the wonders of the world? Check! Ballet? Check! Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven.So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child―an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body.Excerpt from Raven Girl https://youtu.be/AGfax8Y2I5g Sarah Lamb on Wayne McGregor’s Raven…
I love creating centerpieces around my house. All over my house on end tables, coffee tables, and bookcases, you’ll find vignettes arranged with stacked books, candles and candle holders, pictures, key pieces. Vignettes can be arranged on any surface, however, a centerpiece is the focal point or center of a table. Creating centerpieces is one of my favorite hobbies. Holidays are the most fun. In an upcoming post, I’ll cover how to do these step by step along with tablescapes. Here’s my current Valentine’s Day design. I used a round metal and wood tray I searched high and low for and found at a local At Home store. I’d originally hunted it down for a Thanksgiving centerpiece but have since used it for Christmas and Valentine’s. St. Patrick’s Day will probably be next. Candle holders are my big love so I included 3 of varying sizes in different finishes for…
Acquainted with the Night BY ROBERT FROST I have been one acquainted with the night.I have walked out in rain—and back in rain.I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane.I have passed by the watchman on his beatAnd dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feetWhen far away an interrupted cryCame over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye;And further still at an unearthly height,One luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one acquainted with the night. Source: PoetryFoundation.org You might also enjoy our posts Robert Frost: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken, Mending Wall, and Ghost House. Robert Frost in 1943. (Eric Schaal/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Captain Tom Moore, a beloved United Kingdom (UK) icon, passed away on February 2, 2021. A British World War II veteran, he was at home in April 2020, when he started a fundraising effort that grew to a worldwide phenomenon. The UK was in the midst of a dark time with a national lockdown of homes and businesses due to the pandemic, and since Captain Tom Moore was grateful for his recent care during hospital stays he wanted to raise money and spirits of the National Health Services (NHS). Captain Tom would begin a 24-day campaign branded “Tom’s 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS”. The funds would go to NHS Charities Together which supports the NHS. Photo Credit: BBC.com “When we started off with this exercise we didn’t anticipate we’d get anything near that sort of money. It’s really amazing. All of them, from top to bottom, in the National…
Wild Nights — Wild Nights!Were I with theeWild Nights should beOur luxury! Futile — the Winds —To a Heart in port —Done with the Compass —Done with the Chart! Rowing in Eden —Ah, the Sea!Might I but moor — Tonight —In Thee! Source: PoetryinVoice.com To learn more about Emily Dickinson you can visit our blog post “A Short Bio on Emily Dickinson and the Poem that Captured Me”. Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images You might also enjoy Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road not Taken, Ghost House, and Mending Wall.