Monday, January 31, 2011

Triptych IV: "...is Immortality" (Emily Dickinson, poem )


Title from Emily Dickinson's poem:

"The reticent volcano keeps

His never slumbering plan --
Confided are his projects pink
To no precarious man.

If nature will not tell the tale
Jehovah told to her
Can human nature not survive
Without a listener?

Admonished by her buckled lips
Let every babbler be
The only secret people keep
Is Immortality."

4 comments:

dosankodebbie said...

Cool. Another person who is inspired by poetry! Dickinson is one of my favorite poets to illustrate with Etegami. Nice work!

Cheryl said...

I love the mystery of it. And it's a triptych!

Elizabeth Twist said...

Steve, this is brilliant! A little bit Bosch-esque (Boschian? Boschile?), but comic too. Love it!

Steve Morrison said...

Thanks! I love Dickinson's poetry (and I share a birthday with her).
Elizabeth-
I like "Bosch-esque" even though it's a bit cumbersome. ;) And thanks!