grape blood fills the cup numbing the soul to sorrow until tomorrow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1232 past regrets and future fears Today we are working with a quatrain in which one of the themes of The Rubaiyat recurs: wine and the drinking of wine.
Tag: Rubaiyat
River’s Lip
on the riverbank memories of lovers past echoes of kisses Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1301 River’s Lip Yesterday Chèvrefeuille gave us ‘The Rose’, which I thought was quatrain XX1V of the Rubaiyat, but which he has numbered XVIII. He also promised today”s quatrain that makes ‘The Rose’ complete.
Red Rose
how to grow a rose so red it burns winter ice feed it bones and blood Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1300 The Rose Today we have the first of two quatrains from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam which Chèvrefeuille thinks cannot be read apart, quatrain XXIV: I sometimes think that […]
Hope Blooms
first inkling of hope before winter starts to thaw green leaves of snowdrops Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1299 Snow on the Desert This month CDHK is all about the beauty of quatrains created by Omar Khayyam, a 12th century Persian poet, The Rubaiyat. Today’s episode is called ‘Snow on the […]
Fire of Spring
spring water runs free cup of plenty overflows sparkling with new fire Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1298 Fire of Spring This month we are exploring The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam and today Chèvrefeuille has skipped to quatrain 7. He calls this episode ‘Fire of Spring’, a quotation from this quatrain: […]
Waving Goodbye to Winter
trees burst into bloom elbowing old man winter blossoms wave goodbye Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1297 White Hand of Moses In our month exploring The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, today Chèvrefeuille tells us we are skipping ahead to the 4th verse and the ‘White Hand of Moses’: Now the […]
Dawn’s Left Hand
dawn’s fingers of light reminding late night lovers a new day’s arrived Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1296 Dawn’s Left Hand This November, we are exploring The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam and today’s episode is called ‘dawn’s left hand’, from the 2nd quatrain of The Rubaiyat: Dreaming when Dawn’s Left Hand […]
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