well
it seems that fall has forgotten that it is not supposed to be eighty degrees and sunny. seriously. i want to sun to go away and the dark depressing cold weather of the fall/winter to come.
anyways
aside from my rantings about how the weather needs to change i have decided to dedicate this blog to things that have recently inspired me the most in life...and also new things i have just discovered. ^_^
1. Courney Brims
she is an Australian artist and if you know me at all you know that above all, i love art and even more so art that is creative and slightly off-beat/unique. (also any art that has focus on slightly morbid qualities hehe). i admire her whimsical style for i havent found with very many other artists who portray that kind of subject matter. (i also love that she draws foxes and owl as they are two of my favorite animals.) needless to say she has become quite a fascination of mine...for more, go here
2. dark poetry
as it is coming to the darker season of the year, i find myself in a time of reflection...but then again i always seem to be in a time of reflection, so maybe it is just more exaggerated with this weather...
one of my favorite poems that i have read so far was penned by Lord Byron, and 18th/19th century romantic poet. i find myself liking these poems so much perhaps because i admire the fact that someone else might once have felt like i did and actually written something from their heart. here it is....
my soul is dark- oh! quickly string the harp I yet can brook to hear; and let thy gentle fingers fling its melting murmurs o'er mine ear. if in this heart a hope be dear, that sound shall charm it forth again: if in these eyes there lurk a tear, 'twill flow and cease to burn my brain.
but bid the strain be wild and deep nor let thy notes of joy be first: i tell thee, minstrel, i must weep or else this heavy heart will burst; for it hath been by sorrow nursed and ached in sleepless silence long; and now 'tis doomed to know the worst and break at once- or yield to song.
that is all for tonight, but the list will continue on !
happily,
annie em
