For creative people, a minor renaissance happens every day as we reassess yesterday’s work….
Still Life with Melon Watercolour on St Armand Grey Linen Paper Janis Zroback
A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. The opposites of hot red and cool blue combine to create th…
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple / With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. / And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves / And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. / I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired / And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells / And run my stick along the public railings / And make up for the sobriety of my youth. / I shall go out in my slippers in the rain / And pick the flowers in other people’s gardens / And learn to spit. / You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat / And eat three pounds of sausages at a go / Or only bread and pickle for a week / And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. / But now we must have clothes that keep us dry / And pay our rent and not swear in the street / And set a good example for the children. / We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. / But maybe I ought to practice a little now? / So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised / When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple....Jenny Joseph This delightful poem that speaks of growing old in a wonderfully outrageous style was written in 1961 by Jenny Joseph who lives in Minchinhampton, England. / It is cherished by thousands of women throughout the world and practically everyone who enjoys its light humor wants to know more about its meaning and to learn about the author, Jenny Joseph... /
I’ll be dead by the time you’ve read this note, but forget not what you have always known…
Short work – Writing project
Phoenix, Sphinx, Pegasus… futureward!
Something from away back (written in my teens)... and looking to the future.
The nobles spun in whirls of color and the hiss of rich fabrics, all the while laughing and twisting their wrists with the gleaming bells…
I’m honestly not sure if this is historical enough to be allowed here—it’s just a bit of shakespearean fan-fiction, really. I merely love to experiment in different mediums in literature, and this is one I may be returning to more often. Let me know your thoughts.
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