2011-04-12

The Poppy

"Summer set lip to earth's bosom bare,
And left the flushed print in a poppy there:
Like a yawn of fire from the grass it came,
And the fanning wind puffed it to flapping flame..."

                                 (Francis Thompson)







5 comments:

ladydazy said...

Beautiful. I love this quote. :)

siga said...

:) I couldn't say so nice, so had to post this piece... Suggest you to read all poem ;)

ladydazy said...

Some things are just to deep for my little pea brain, lol!! I've also have had a headache all day.

siga said...

it's not so bad, if you know the story ;) He was addicted to opium...

ladydazy said...

Sounds interesting....