θεός νύ τις ἦ βροτός ἐσσι;

[sovay]

I like Robin Williamson's "Fool's Song (Columbine)," but I really wish he had included the verses Hope Mirrlees wrote for Lud-in-the-Mist (1926).

"There are windfalls of dreams, there's a wolf in the stars,
And Life is a nymph who will never be thine,
With lily, germander, and sops in wine.
With sweet-brier,
And bon-fire,
And strawberry-wire,
And columbine."

My poem "Leukothea's Odyssey 6" has been accepted by Goblin Fruit.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

are you some god or mortal?

It's a question we should remember to ask one another--the answer can be surprising.

I do mean to read Lud-in-the-Mist! I think I probably *would* love it.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

I think you would. I love it dearly.

Nine