tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5727574422995924402..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Self publishing: Are you experienced?Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37236411444241882982014-04-04T12:01:11.300+01:002014-04-04T12:01:11.300+01:00Oh, rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm
that fl...Oh, rose thou art sick.<br />The invisible worm<br />that flies in the night<br />in the howling storm:<br /><br />has found out thy bed <br />of crimson joy:<br />and his dark, secret love<br />does thy life destroy.<br /><br />Gives me goose-bumps every time. Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7559150385872679502014-04-03T14:11:17.979+01:002014-04-03T14:11:17.979+01:00Absolutely brilliant, Nick...one minute I was re-e...Absolutely brilliant, Nick...one minute I was re-experiencing Blake's Seven/Heaven...and then...I did not see the rest coming at all, but was joyfully steam-rollered by it!<br />A wonderful tribute to the truly visionary WB, too. <br /><br /><br /><br />One of my WB favourites:<br /><br /><br />Songs of Experience <br />A Poison Tree <br /> <br />I WAS angry with my friend: <br />I told my wrath, my wrath did end. <br />I was angry with my foe: <br />I told it not, my wrath did grow. <br /> <br />And I water’d it in fears, <br />Night and morning with my tears; <br />And I sunnèd it with smiles, <br />And with soft deceitful wiles. <br /> <br />And it grew both day and night, <br />Till it bore an apple bright; <br />And my foe beheld it shine, <br />And he knew that it was mine, <br /> <br />And into my garden stole <br />When the night had veil’d the pole: <br />In the morning glad I see <br />My foe outstretch’d beneath the tree. <br /> <br />John A. A. Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613779477853664598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81202816308835576532014-04-03T11:55:50.240+01:002014-04-03T11:55:50.240+01:00I loved it, Nick. It brightened my morning as well...I loved it, Nick. It brightened my morning as well.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41597186660440354352014-04-03T11:14:33.199+01:002014-04-03T11:14:33.199+01:00Fair do's - stonkingly brilliant poet - 'L...Fair do's - stonkingly brilliant poet - 'London' gives me shivers - but he WAS a bit mad.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44142387561753870662014-04-03T10:29:17.092+01:002014-04-03T10:29:17.092+01:00great stuff! Funny, but also a timely reminder of ...great stuff! Funny, but also a timely reminder of Blake's brilliance. I love him, what a genius. They thought he was mad... self-pub has had an image problem for some time!Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41536831469657844992014-04-03T09:14:51.690+01:002014-04-03T09:14:51.690+01:00Very clever. Brightened up my morning.Very clever. Brightened up my morning.Andrew Croftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101696875255886422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-56463192350407939832014-04-03T07:01:02.521+01:002014-04-03T07:01:02.521+01:00Love it!
(And squeals of delight at seeing a pic...Love it! <br /><br />(And squeals of delight at seeing a pic of the Liberator!)madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.com