"A book of verses, underneath the bough,
A jug of wine, a loaf of bread -- and thou
Beside me singing in the wilderness --
Ah, wilderness were paradise enow!"

-- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, as translated by Edward Fitzgerald







Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Swallowtail

Swallowtail, herald
of summer: from yellow blossoms,
one flower takes wing.

(May be downloaded and used, with attribution, for non-commercial purposes.  Sized for printing on 8 1/2 X 11 paper.)