Christina Rossetti - she always did have a knack for wrapping melancholy in silk and leaving us to untangle the knots. Her poem here, with its mournful musings and botanical regrets, is no exception. It’s a lament, to be sure, but one that blooms with quiet beauty even as it wilts under the frost of … Continue reading Tending Life’s Garden: A Reflection on Christina Rossetti’s Warning
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T. S. Eliot’s Little Gidding & The Waste Land
T. S. Eliot’s Little Gidding is the grand finale of Four Quartets, a poem of spiritual reckoning and renewal that reads like a soul’s dark night before the dawn. It is a tapestry woven with threads of history, theology, and poetry, each stitch pulling the reader deeper into Eliot’s meditative vision of time, suffering, and redemption. The poem … Continue reading T. S. Eliot’s Little Gidding & The Waste Land
The Profound Communion of Souls in George Eliot’s Words
George Eliot’s assertion - "What greater thing is there, for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other, and to be at one with each other, in silent unspeakable memories?" Adam Bede (1859) - is not merely a reflection on love, but a profound meditation on the nature of human … Continue reading The Profound Communion of Souls in George Eliot’s Words
The Fragile Dance: Trust, Betrayal, and the Paradox of Friendship
Something is stirring within me - a recent experience that has set my thoughts into a quiet but persistent whirlwind. It is, at once, exhilarating and unnerving: a blend of promise, trepidation, and the cautious hope that so often accompanies stepping into uncharted territory. For so long, I’ve been guarded, reluctant, and resolute in keeping … Continue reading The Fragile Dance: Trust, Betrayal, and the Paradox of Friendship
Loyalty: Briton Rivière (1869)
I have some exciting posts lined up, but over the past few days, I’ve taken a bold step into the world of fiction writing. After much deliberation, I’ve drafted a synopsis, a plot outline complete with a climactic twist, and a summary of the ending for a novel I’m determined to bring to life. I’ve … Continue reading Loyalty: Briton Rivière (1869)
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