Monday, April 13, 2009

Firelight Fireflies


When I sound the fairy call,
Gather here in silent meeting,
Chin to knee on the orchard wall,
Cooled with dew and cherries eating.
Merry, merry, Take a cherry
Mine are sounder, Mine are rounder
Mine are sweeter, For the eater
When the dews fall.  And you'll be fairies all.
~Robert Graves, "Cherry-Time," Fairies and Fusiliers, 1918

9 comments:

  1. The perfect collaboration of words and image.
    It's lovely. xx

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  2. I agree with bella those words and image work well together

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  3. Those dresses look like fairies...what a lovely post.

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  4. me being a fairy-believer I LOVE THIS,
    very cool

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  5. what a lovely post. that photo is beautiful

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  6. What a gorgeous gorgeous picture.

    Stop by me sometime.
    http://morenarena.blogspot.com/

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  7. thanks so much for your comment! I absolutely love art history, and you're right - the paintings are so much more stunning in real life.

    that photo is really cool!

    would you like to exchange links?
    http://anniediamond.blogspot.com

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  8. love this photo so sweet.

    xx

    the crumpet girls
    http://crumpetsandt.blogspot.com

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  9. Thanks the comment. The dress tree reminds me so much of Moschinos window display with dresses as hot air ballons. I wonder if their inspiration came from this image. Hmmm.

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