Crumbling is not an instant’s Act
A fundamental pause
Dilapidation’s processes
Are organized Decays —
‘Tis first a Cobweb on the Soul
A Cuticle of Dust
A Borer in the Axis
An Elemental Rust —
Ruin is formal — Devil’s work
Consecutive and slow —
Fail in an instant, no man did
Slipping — is Crash’s law.
Consecutive and slow —
Fail in an instant, no man did
Slipping — is Crash’s law.
Crumbling is not an Instant’s Act, by Emily Dickinson
Photographs of Rappa Castle, County Mayo
I find this a wonderfully eloquent post. Your images, Robert, are beautiful but when so perfectly matched with the poetry the effect is extraordinarily moving and thought provoking.
http://davidhicksbook.blogspot.com/2014/04/rappa-castle-co.html
This post bought me to this post by David Hicks.
thanks Robert
The original fireplace from Rappa, made of what appears to be ornately carved ebony, is in Killala House. It’s amazing.