The Lotos-eaters by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Pink rose petals

Choric Song I

“There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass;
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,
Than tir'd eyelids upon tir'd eyes;
Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies.
Here are cool mosses deep,
And thro' the moss the ivies creep,
And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep,
And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep.”

Me: Appearances can be deceiving.

Stacy Jo

A Hippie Chick with a pen in one hand and daylilies in the other. A graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she finds inspiration in art, nature, and the simple magic of everyday life.

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