chains, chains, chains

chains, chains, chains

by elvis perkins in dearland



"... oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,

time held me green and dying

though I sang in my chains like the sea ..."

from 'fern hill' by dylan thomas

ho, every one that thirsteth...

"... Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price ..."

Isaiah 55: 1 (King James Version)


shropshire from linley
Originally uploaded by Simon Latham.

"... Ho, everyone that thirsteth
And hath the price to give,
Come to the stolen waters,
Drink and your soul shall live.

Come to the stolen waters,
And leap the guarded pale,
And pull the flower in season
Before desire shall fail.

It shall not last for ever,
No more than earth and skies;
But he that drinks in season
Shall live before he dies.

June suns, you cannot store them
To warm the winter's cold,
The lad that hopes for heaven
Shall fill his mouth with mould ..."

Poem XXII from 'More Poems'
by A. E. Housman