Wednesday 16 February 2011

A Bit of Culture!

 Morning All from a Scared Momma today. My Big Boy is off to the Dentist at the moment with My Mum as I am dental phobic. He is getting his main brace fitted so I thought I would come on here to stop me pacing the floor!! (Honestly thats what I did last week when he was getting his last 2 baby teeth out!)
So Culture you ask. Well I have used this Sentiment which you can get free from Raindrop Echo on Sentimental Sundays. 
I wondered which of Poe's works it came from and found it was a very moving poem called Annabel Lee. Will pop it on at the bottom of this post of you. 
Card Recipe
6 x 6 Card
Sentiment from Raiondrop Echo (Here)
Papers Stampin Up
Gems and hearts from stash

I would like to enter this card with its gorjuss text into the following challenges. 

Sentimental Sunday - Sentiment and Colour theme of Red Pink and White. 
Allsorts Challenge - Its all about the Sentiment
The Pink Elephant - Be My Valentine 
One Stop Craft Challenge - Love is in the Air
Sarah Hurley Challenge - Valentines 

I will leave you with this amazing piece of work about never-ending love. Not sure why its in a white box, Sorry xx


Annabell Lee By Edgar Allan Poe.


IT was many and many a year ago,
    In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
    By the name of Annabel Lee.
And this maiden she lived with no other thought         5
    Than to love and be loved by me.


I was a child and she was a child
    In this kingdom by the sea:
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
    I and my Annabel Lee,  10
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of heaven
    Coveted her and me.


And this was the reason that, long ago,
     In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling  15
    My beautiful Annabel Lee,
So that her high-born kinsmen came
    And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
    In this kingdom by the sea.  20


The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
    Went envying her and me—
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know,
    In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud one night,  25
    Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.


But our love it was stronger by far than the love
    Of those who were older than we—
    Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above,  30
    Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
    Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:


For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
    Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;  35
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
    Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
    In the sepulchre there by the sea,  40
    In her tomb by the sounding sea.


Hazelxoxo

10 comments:

Jill said...

Lovely poem and a really nice card! Jill x

Brenda Brown said...

Aw what a beautiful poem, it is lovely, thanks for typing it out.
love the card and the colours.
The dentist won't bite so I am sure Jake?? will be absolutely fine.
Take care.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Mary J said...

How lovely Hazel! Thx for sharing with us at Totally Gorjuss!

Mary J xxx

Unknown said...

Beautiful hun, loving the pinky layers looks really fab and great poem too! Jo xxx

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

Ooooh - that has brought tears to my eyes - it is such a moving poem. Your card is simply beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Sentimental Sundays this week ~ Hope to see you again soon Hugs, Sylvia x

Mummylade said...

absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for entering the sentiment challenge at Allsorts and good luck!

Patsi said...

absolutely gorgeous, the poem is beautiful. thanks for joining us at sarah hurley this week. patsi x

ladyjanet_56 said...

I love this image it's so lovely & the card is so pretty too, thanks for joining in at OSCC, Janet

Lisa Jane said...

wonderful card - love the sentiment
Thanks for joining us at Sarah hurley
Lisa ;)

Unknown said...

Lovely card, thanks for joining us at Sarah Hurley Challenges!

Sarah x