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In Half-Dreams That Shift and Roll

April 11, 2013 by Gina Marie

“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. All rights reserved.

Categories: Animals, Art, Boxers, Color, Dead English Dudes, Dogs, Friendship, Inspiration, Love, Pets, Photography, Poetry, Portraits • Tags: Animals, Art, Boxers, Dead English Dudes, Dogs, Friendship, Inspiration, Love, Pets, Photography, Poetry, Portraits

Like Snow Upon the Desert’s Dusty Face

March 9, 2013 by Gina Marie

“The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes–or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two–is gone.” -Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883), from “Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám of Naishápúr” Two Men Walking Towards the Light, © 2013 by Gina Marie Lazar Lovrencevic. All rights reserved.

Categories: Art, Collage, Dead English Dudes, Photography, Poetry, Shadow • Tags: Art, Collage, Dead English Dudes, Photography, Poetry, Shadow

Sweet Dreams

November 6, 2012 by Gina Marie

“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.” -John Keats (1795-1821), from “A Thing of Beauty” Man in the Moon, (2012)

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Love’s Mysteries

August 2, 2012 by Gina Marie

“Love’s mysteries in souls do grow But yet the body is his book And if some lover, such as we, Have heard this dialogue of one, Let him still mark us, he shall see Small change when we’re to bodies gone.” -John Donne (1572-1631), from “The Ecstasy” Mary and Warrior, (2012) The image above subsequently appeared in the January 2013 issue of Tiferet Journal.

Categories: Art, Dead English Dudes, Philadelphia, Photography, Poetry • Tags: Art, Dead English Dudes, Philadelphia, Photography, Poetry

Flowers A-Bloomin’ in Haverford, PA

March 21, 2012 by Gina Marie

This afternoon, I took City Line Avenue heading southwest in search of the Marion Botanical Gardens. I missed my turn by about two miles and never made it to the gardens. Rather than cursing myself, I viewed the missed turn as an opportunity to explore a new area. Following my intuition, I saw signs for a place called the “Historic Grange Estate,” and found myself intrigued. The signs led me to nearby Haverford, PA, home to an historic estate originally […]

Categories: Dead English Dudes, Photography, Spring, Stars 'n' Flowers, Travel • Tags: Dead English Dudes, Flowers, Photography, Spring