Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
Blake’s Jerusalem
There is a Void, outside of Existence, which if enterd into …
Há um Vazio, fora de nossa Existência, que, se for uma vez pisado …
The Windows
The Windows (by George Herbert) Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word? He is a brittle crazy glass; Yet in thy temple thou dost him afford This glorious and transcendent place, To be a window, through thy grace. But when thou dost anneal in glass thy story, Making thy life to shine within The… Continue a ler The Windows
The Affliction (A Aflição)
The Affliction (by George Herbert) When first thou didst entice to thee my heart, I thought the service brave; So many joys I writ down for my part, Besides what I might have Out of my stock of natural delights, Augmented with thy gracious benefits. I looked on thy furniture so fine, And made it… Continue a ler The Affliction (A Aflição)
Prayer (Oração)
First time I came across this George Herbert’s poem, in an Everyman’s Library volume, I was deeply impressed and stricken by the beauty of the content and, most of all, by the incredible work’s modernity.