The Bookish Kind: Walking the High Bridge (I Love That He Walked)

Monday, January 19, 2015

Walking the High Bridge (I Love That He Walked)

"Poe Walking on the High Bridge"
by B.J. Rosenmeyer

I like art that depicts authors and stories or poems by authors, which explains my love for Waterhouse and all his masterpieces (see many previous posts).

Here is another depiction of an author in art, one Edgar Allan Poe,

painted by B.J. Rosenmeyer, which is just about all I can learn about the painter online.

Since today is Poe's birthday, I wanted to post this here and celebrate him.

It's also perfect for January reverie. I love that he walked.

Joy

I will never tire of the wind,
be it a cold winter blast
that takes me off guard
with it's bitterness,
or an exhilarating spring or
fall tempest that sweeps me away.
I get caught up in it every time,
...it's as if the wind is calling
my name to come out and play.
The trees become my cohorts,
...those gentle giants that sway
back and forth with delight,
as they gracefully bend to and
fro - they get caught up every time,
too, and are surely clapping their
hands in mirth.
In these moments, I am a
beautiful bird who was made for nothing more than ascending
to the heights where the currents await me. Joy.

For the beauty of the earth