Stairway To Heaven
Stay for me there;
I will not fail,
To meet thee
in that hollow vale.
And think not much of my delay;
I am already on the way.
HENRY KING, Bishop of Chichester,
Exequy on the death of his wife
I will not fail,
To meet thee
in that hollow vale.
And think not much of my delay;
I am already on the way.
HENRY KING, Bishop of Chichester,
Exequy on the death of his wife
perfect symmetry between the pic and the words ..... how i wish *to meet thee* would have been "shall we meet" ...... but i guess its inapporiate to suggest changes to something written/said by others .. anyways....
ReplyDeletethe picture represents to me aspiration of a certain kind--that desire to attain the unattainble, but the short lyric is not what i would call an unattainable desire...its a promise made, somewhere resonating across eternities and time.
ReplyDeletethe picture and those words are so touching .. that it's quite tough to conjure up the words that can clearly express my feelings ..
ReplyDeletemuch as he seems to have loved his dearly departed helpmeet, i think the good bish was probably just aware of his age and frailty when he sayeth I am already on the way
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Sardonicus is everybody's friend
Sardonicus keeps smiling till the end
UB40
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like the painting. who is it by?
thank you for posting that. it was poignant in just the right way.
ReplyDeleteA few words and yet so expressive, i loved the poignancy of the piece and the befitting image. Nice one Z!
ReplyDeleteThe dreamy, childlike feel of the picture bowls me over...fascinating as always
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