archers

[wytchcroft]

This is a very beautiful poem by Mary Webb author of the novel Gone to Earth .

Gone to Earth was later filmed by The Archers (Powell and Pressburger) and starred Jennifer Jones - one of my favourite films.

i've been getting a lot of inspiration from the work of the Archers again lately.

Love me--and I will give into your hands
The rare, enamelled jewels of my lands,
Flowers red and blue,
Tender with air and dew.

From far green armouries of pools and meres
I'll reach for you my lucent sheaves of spears--
The singing falls,
Where the lone ousel calls.

When, like a passing light upon the sea,
Your wood-bird soul shall clap her wings and flee,
She shall but nest
More closely in my breast.

• Current Mood: calm
• Current Location: gone to earth
• Current Music: Petangle - Lord Franklin

Comments

[sidherian.livejournal.com]

Will have to see if I can track down the original version of the film.

[wytchcroft.livejournal.com]

oh it's lovely! :))

[rebeccawilde.livejournal.com]

Wow, these really are quite something, particularly the first. thank you for sharing. :)

[wytchcroft.livejournal.com]

:))