Mapi: Foxgloves

vrijdag 20 mei 2011

Foxgloves

23:33 | Gepost door Mapi | Post bewerken

Foxgloves

The foxglove bells, with lolling tongue,

Will not reveal what peals were rung

In Faery, in Faery,

A thousand ages gone.

All the golden clappers hang

As if but now the changes rang;

Only from the mottled throat

Never any echoes float.

Quite forgotten, in the wood,

Pale, crowded steeples rise;

All the time that they have stood

None has heard their melodies.

Deep, deep in wizardry

All the foxglove belfries stand.

Should they startle over the land,

None would know what bells they be.

Never any wind can ring them,

Nor the great black bees that swing them--

Every crimson bell, down-slanted,

Is so utterly enchanted.

Mary Webb (1881-1927)

( These photos were taken last week in my mothers forest garden )

Castles Crowns and Cottages zei: Oh FOXGLOVES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL DEAREST!!!!! And thank you for visiting today! I had lost my LIST OF PARTICIPANTS in attempting to share it on my new post this morning so I was working quickly to make a new one...you are on it and it is finally posted. THANK YOU DANK U VOOR participating! SEE YOU NEXT SATURDAY, Anita; 21 mei 2011 om 15:29
bellis perennis zei: Digitalis zo mooi maar ook zo giftig daar waar men hart medicijnen van maakt ze zijn prachtig Mooi gedicht
groetjes jacky; 22 mei 2011 om 22:58
The Dutchess zei: Very very lovely post....Before I close my computer I wanted to say...Tot snel lieve Mapi...ik ga je missen...Take care..Big hug from all of us..Wishing you lots of fun in Paris with Anita..Als ik in Florence naar de sterren kijk doe ik een wens en stuur m naar jou....dat we nog maar lang samen mogen bloggen..:))))Liefs.M.M; 24 mei 2011 om 23:23
Castles Crowns and Cottages zei: MAPI DEAREST!!! MY SWEET DUTCHESS came to visit you! And thank YOU dearest for coming to visit with me today. YOU ARE GETTING READY FOR PARIS? YEAHHHHH!!!!! LIEFS, Anita; 27 mei 2011 om 00:21