Literature

Fall Of Icarus

Greece & Greek Mythology, Literature, Mediterranean, Sun

“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight, For the greatest tragedy of them all is never to feel the burning light”. Oscar Wilde

Sail The Aegean Sea

Abstract, Greece & Greek Mythology, Literature, Ocean, Summer, travel, World

“Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea” Nikos Kazantzakis – Zorba The Greek 1946

Put Out More Flags

Abstract, English idioms, Literature, Nautical

Put Out More Flags, the title of Evelyn Waugh’s novel (1942), comes from the saying of an anonymous Chinese sage, quoted and translated by Lin Yutang in The Importance of Living (1937).

Liquid Amber

Abstract, Autumn, English idioms, Literature

“Let opening roses knotted oaks adorn, And liquid amber drop from every thorn”.

Alexander Pope 1709

Lucky August Best of Months (for M.R.)

Abstract, Literature, Summer

“. . .of lucky August, best of months. . .”
from Dear Charles my Muse by Philip Larkin. Collected Poems. Faber & Faber.

Chrome Yellow

Abstract, English idioms, Literature, Summer

The Moon Boat (for Beth).

Literature, Luna, Night, Sky

Fair Stood The Wind For France

English idioms, Literature, Nautical

The Days Are Polished With A Morning Haze (for RL)

Abstract, Literature, Mornings, The seasons

". . . . the days are polished with a morning haze". September - A Child's Calendar, John Updike 1965 — Robert Anthony 2018

“the days are polished with a morning haze” – John Updike 1965

And Dry Grass Singing

Literature, Summer

Category: Literature

Fall Of Icarus

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Sail The Aegean Sea

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Put Out More Flags

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Liquid Amber

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Lucky August Best of Months (for M.R.)

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Chrome Yellow

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The Moon Boat (for Beth).

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Fair Stood The Wind For France

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The Days Are Polished With A Morning Haze (for RL)

“the days are polished with a morning haze” – John Updike 1965

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And Dry Grass Singing

‘Not the cicada and dry grass singing’ – The Wasteland T.S. Eliot

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