Turning and turning in the widening gyre...
by Elizabeth Tillar
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Turning and turning in the widening gyre...
Artist
Elizabeth Tillar
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Photograph - Photograph / Digital Art
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The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats
"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"
The Literature Network: http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/780/
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January 4th, 2016
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Comments (22)
Kathy M Krause
I love this gorgeous abstract of yours Elizabeth! Awesome! LF
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Kathy, it is so good to hear from you! Thank you so much for selecting this abstract!
Elizabeth Tillar
Betsy, thank you so very much for selecting this image from my gallery and for your wonderful, specific comment. And many thanks for adding to your favorites!
Miroslava Jurcik
This is gorgeous !! l/f/t
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Miroslava, thank you so very much for your great comment and for making this image a favorite. Many thanks, also for sharing it!
Denise Davis
This is so very lovely Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Denise, thank you so much for your positive response to this image! Much appreciated.
Elizabeth Tillar
Beth, what a meaningful and inspiring comment you have left for me here, so very gracious and heartfelt! Thank you more than I can say. I am so pleased you like both the image and the Yeats poem. And many thanks for sharing this image and making it a favorite!
Sharon Nelson-Bianco
Hi Elizabeth - wonderful image and the companion to the beautiful Yeats poem is so special. Love your work. Best regards, Sharon
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Sharon, thank you very much for your great comment on this. And I am so pleased you like the Yeats poem. Thank you for the fine compliment and the favorite! I am so happy that you are back on FAA.
Elizabeth Tillar
Brenda, thank you so very much and for all of your support! Wishing you a marvelous New Year!
Dave Farrow
Wow dear, this certainly is a dazzling work of art. Those beautiful colors are just gorgeous. You earn the coveted "Dazzling Colors" award granted once annually....superb work l.v.f.
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Dave, I am so thrilled that you love this work and that you are drawn to the colors. I am really honored to receive the "Dazzling Colors" award, such a sought-after award! Thank you also very much for making all three new works favorites of yours!
Elizabeth Tillar
Tami, thank you very much for your fantastic comment; I so much appreciate it and the favorite!
Stephanie Moore
Very powerful work and words. Elizabeth - f/v
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Stephanie, thank you so very much for your awesome comment and appreciation of this work. I can remember when I first read the poem, as a young college student, how deeply it impressed me. My thoughts have returned to it again and again during the years since. Thank you for very much making this work a favorite.
Denise Davis
This is gorgeous Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tillar replied:
Denise, I am very happy that you find this image gorgeous; I thank you so much (and for all of your support)!
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