Hungry Blackbird

"My soul is an enchanted boat, Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float Upon the silver waves of thy..."

Fri, 04 May 2012 01:04:07 -0500

“

My soul is an enchanted boat,
Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float
Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing;
And thine doth like an angel sit
Beside a helm conducting it,
Whilst all the winds with melody are ringing.
It seems to float ever, for ever,
Upon that many-winding river,
Between mountains, woods, abysses,
A paradise of wildernesses!
Till, like one in slumber bound,
Borne to the ocean, I float down, around,
Into a sea profound, of ever-spreading sound:

Meanwhile thy spirit lifts its pinions
In music’s most serene dominions;
Catching the winds that fan that happy heaven.
And we sail on, away, afar,
Without a course, without a star,
But, by the instinct of sweet music driven;
Till through Elysian garden islets
By thee, most beautiful of pilots,
Where never mortal pinnace glided,
The boat of my desire is guided:
Realms where the air we breathe is love,
Which in the winds and on the waves doth move,
Harmonizing this earth with what we feel above.

We have past Age’s icy caves,
And Manhood’s dark and tossing waves,
And Youth’s smooth ocean, smiling to betray:
Beyond the glassy gulfs we flee
Of shadow-peopled Infancy,
Through Death and Birth, to a diviner day;
A paradise of vaulted bowers,
Lit by downward-gazing flowers,
And watery paths that wind between
Wildernesses calm and green,
Peopled by shapes too bright to see,
And rest, having beheld; somewhat like thee;
Which walk upon the sea, and chant melodiously!

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:38:28 -0500

Meerkats at the Kansas City zoo

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Meerkats at the Kansas City zoo

African wild dog at the Kansas City zoo

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:03:58 -0600

African wild dog at the Kansas City zoo

Little painting I did a couple of years ago.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:16 -0600

Little painting I did a couple of years ago.

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cryptofwrestling: Boba Fett stops by Antiques Roadshow for an...

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:21:16 -0500

cryptofwrestling:

Boba Fett stops by Antiques Roadshow for an appraisal…

So fantastic!

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:24:02 -0500

So fantastic!

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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:40:58 -0500

If only this was real.

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:07:38 -0500

If only this was real.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaang Teddy. mydaguerreotypeboyfriend: Young Teddy...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:46:15 -0500

Daaaaaaaaaaaaang Teddy.

mydaguerreotypeboyfriend:

Young Teddy Roosevelt was a stone cold fox. Here he is straight from sculling practice at Harvard.

laphamsquarterly:

Theodore Roosevelt. IN SHORTS.

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Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:43:19 -0500

"As they leave the restaurant, he places his hand on the small of her back in a gesture of assistance..."

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:39:05 -0500

“As they leave the restaurant, he places his hand on the small of her back in a gesture of assistance as she passes through the door. This is their absolute first physical contact and does not go unnoticed by either’s subconscious.”

- “Shopgirl” by Steve Martin

dreamcats: (by flow.) I love this Tumblr.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:35:52 -0500

dreamcats:

(by flow.)

I love this Tumblr.

dreamcats: (by s.silvija)

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:27:28 -0500

dreamcats:

(by s.silvija)

dreamcats: (by holly henry)

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:00:38 -0500

dreamcats:

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dreamcats: (by Bigbird3)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:11:30 -0500

dreamcats:

(by Bigbird3)