“Thin are the night-skirts left behind
By daybreak hours that onward creep,
And thin, alas! the shred of sleep
that wavers with the spirit’s wind:
But in half-dreams that shift and roll
And still, remember and forget,
My soul this hour has drawn your soul
A little nearer yet.”
-Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882),
from “Insomnia”
Bedtime for Baby Girl, © 2013 by Gina Marie Lazar Lovrencevic.
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Huge Rossetti fan here…I’m trying to find time to attend the Pre-Raphaelite painting and drawing exhibit that’s currently on in DC. His poems are equally as powerful. And your boxer is adorable!
Thanks for stopping by, Patricia! I also adore Rossetti, and I’m so glad you mentioned the exhibit happening in D.C. It looks as if it goes until May 19th, so I will make a plan get down to the National Gallery before then. Road trip! 🙂
Also, Baby Girl the Boxer appreciates your compliment.
Best wishes,
Gina Marie
Wow beautiful and I love the picture, it is so dreamy!!
Thanks, Ilona. I’m mildly obsessed with the poem. 🙂 I love the rhythm and the cadence of his words.
Pure joy!
Indeed. 🙂