Literature, Poetry, Quotations

Kubla Khan; or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. According to Coleridge's preface to Kubla Khan, the poem was composed one night after he experienced an opium-influenced dream after reading a work describing Xanadu, the summer palace of the Mongol ruler and Emperor of China Kublai Khan…Most modern critics now view Kubla Khan as one of Coleridge's three great poems, along with The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Christabel. The poem is considered one of the most famous examples of Romanticism in English poetry… Hearst Castle, San Simeon, is a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California in the United States. The joint concept of William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, it was built between 1919 and 1947. Known formally as "La Cuesta Encantada", (The Enchanted Hill), and often referred to simply as San Simeon, Hearst himself called his castle the "Ranch"… Hearst Castle was the inspiration for Xanadu, the home of Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles 1941 film Citizen Kane. The character of Kane drew inspiration from Hearst himself. Wikipedia I took these photos when we visited Hearst Castle in 1982, a place you would never forget.

Origin unknown, but this is similar to a quote from Mahatma Gandhi. I have been familiar with it for many years.

... from little acorns grow. Ancient metal money box which I had as a child. There is something inside and I have lost the key. "You'd scarce expect one of my age To speak in public on the stage; And if I chance to fall below Demosthenes or Cicero, Don't view me with a critic's eye, But pass my imperfections by. Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow..." David Everett 1770-1813 American newspaper editor, proprietor, and poet. Sunday challenge... money related, not actual money

3/366 2020 A mere seven years or so after Captain Cook travelled to the antipodes and took a look at the east coast of Australia, Richard Brinsley Sheridan shocked and delighted his 18th century audience with the staging of this work. Considered by many as his best, it builds on his earlier successes which deal with a variety of situations and complexities brought about by society gossip mongers. Directed by Judy Davis, starring Colin Friels and Essie Davis. When we were living in Sydney in 2001, we saw this play at the Sydney Opera House. Taken for TSC Scavenger Hunt 35 Ticket stub

Sunday challenge 26 - Your view of 2023 - What does 2023 mean for you? 2023 is an open book for me. The opportunity to try to make a difference, strive for better quality in everything I do, be more mindful, see new places. I will be taking a new photo, each day in 2023, continuing my 10th year doing this. Sometimes there will be a given subject to look for, but even then, the result is always a surprise. You never know what you are going to get, and that is the joy of photography, plus you can see so much more detail in this digital era. So, fun times ahead. Happy New Year!

“There is a kind of character in thy life That to th’observer doth thy history Fully unfold.” William Shakespeare Example for Sunday challenge 61 Inspired by Shakespeare, "widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist." Wikipedia www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365/discuss/198604

Sunday challenge 61 - Inspired by Shakespeare. Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye, Not uttered by base sale of chapmen's tongues (Princess of France, Act 2 Scene 1) Love's Labour's Lost

Shakespeare's Love's Labour Lost Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye, Not uttered by base sale of chapmen's tongues (Princess of France, Act 2 Scene 1) Love's Labour's Lost For SC61 - Inspired by Shakespeare

Saturday challenge - 323 - 09/16/2023 - Sustainability - Although this book was written in 1979, and set in 1985, it deals with current issues, i.e. the constant focus on oil resources, and the threat of nuclear warfare, which would make life on earth unsustainable. I have just read this 1979 book again, and it is literally falling apart ... as is the world, in this story of dwindling resources on the planet, and ensuing chaos from the ultimate nuclear war. David Graham's Down to a Sunless Sea (1979) is a post-apocalyptic novel about a planeload of people during and after a short nuclear war, set in a near-future world where the USA is critically short of oil. The title of the book is taken from a line of the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Wikipedia