Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 1273), was a Persian mystic, philosopher and poet, founder of the Mevlevi order of Sufism. Rumi was known as the “drunken Sufi” because he found ecstasy in dancing, poetry and music.One day Rumi was walking along a street in Konya, Turkey (then part of the Persian empire) when… Read More The Wisdom of Rumi
Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, was born on 29 September 1758. He was a British officer in the Royal Navy, which, under his leadership, proved its supremacy over the French, during the Napoleonic Wars (1797–1815). He is regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history.He died on 21 October 1805 at… Read More Horatio Nelson
🄰 🅄 🅃 🅄 🄽 🄽 🄾 Questa settimana Eletta Senso ha suggerito un acrostico sulla parola AUTUNNO.Ecco la mia proposta: AncoraUna voltaTorna la stagione piena diUmido e tristi giornate, cheNon dimentica di dipingere laNatura di mille colori perOstentare gioia. Se volete giocare, aggiungete i vostri testi nei commenti: saranno riportati qui⤵️ Stefano- la panca… Read More Acrostico 🔤
Queen Elizabeth I was regarded as an icon to worship, whose beauty was a sign of her divine right to rule. As we know, she used ceruse, to make the skin appear paler and smoother and paler (see here) and red lipstick (see here), imitated by many other ladies of her time, whose beauty was… Read More Shakespeare: Sonnet 130
During her reign, Elizabeth I became an icon to worship, the Protestant object of a “royal cult” intended, according to some critics, to “clash with and contest the Catholic worship of the Virgin Mary”. This cult emphasized her virginity and beauty: she was never seen without her whitened ‘mask of youth’.Some historians believe she may… Read More Queen Elizabeth I’s Death
Here is another poem by Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) , which was published in the Nassau Literary Magazine in April 1918 City Dusk Come out . . . . outTo this inevitable night of mineOh you drinker of new wine,Here’s pageantry . . . . Here’s carnival,Rich dusk, dim streets and allThe whispering of city… Read More Another Poem by Fitzgerald
American novelist, essayist, and short story writer Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota, on 24 September 1896. “The Great Gatsby”, “Tender is the Night” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, are some of his best known works, from which various cinematographic transpositions have been obtained. Few people… Read More A Poem by Fitzgerald
Bruce Springsteen, the famous American singer-songwriter and guitarist, was born on 23 September 1949- “The Boss” nickname was given to him long before he ever became a big star, in his club days, when he was assigned the task of collecting the band’s pay from club owners and then distributing it to the members of… Read More Happy Birthday, Boss
🔵 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield better-known simply as Lord Chesterfield, British statesman and man of letters., was born on 22 September 1694 🔵 Even though for over thirty years he wrote his son Philip, letters full of advice to transform him into a perfect aristocrat, equipped with the essential skills of culture, taste… Read More Lord Chesterfield – Advice – Autumn
Questa settimana Eletta Senso ( Inchiostronerodenso) ha proposto un tautogramma in Ⓣ. Ecco la mia proposta: Tempi travagliati ti trascinano a un tempestoso traguardo.Tuttavia tutto tramuta: tenta di trasformare la tua tragedia in trionfo, tornando tranquillo, tosto e tenace Se volete giocare con noi, i vostri testi saranno riportati qui sotto ⤵️ Stefano- la panca –… Read More Tautogramma in Ⓣ
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