Megalithic Poems

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Here are some more Nash images. He's a bugger for his landscapes isn't he? Somewhere on a straight line between Vincent and Jane.... ;)

Maybe we should have a Megalithic Paintings thread ??

http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collections/artist_search.php?objectId=724
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/european/em_bt_land_of.html
http://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/contents/images/WittenhamClumps.JPG
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/apictureofbritain/inspiration/region/eng_sw/images/nash.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.adamgallery.com/20thCent/BradburyRings.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.adamgallery.com/20thCent/BradburyRings.htm&h=416&w=576&sz=16&hl=en&start=42&tbnid=fqcT5IWpvUhWoM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522paul%2BNash%2522%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0948462027/ref=dp_image_0/002-7392660-3163259?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
http://3corneredgallery.com/articles_for_navigation/w1127_p077.jpg

And here's a poem to go with the Moon - not megalithic at all LS but appropiate today ;) considering Nigel's posting paintings.....

The Harvest Moon


The flame-red moon, the harvest moon,
Rolls along the hills, gently bouncing,
A vast balloon,
Till it takes off, and sinks upward
To lie on the bottom of the sky, like a gold doubloon.
The harvest moon has come,
Booming softly through heaven, like a bassoon.
And the earth replies all night, like a deep drum.

So people can't sleep,
So they go out where elms and oak trees keep
A kneeling vigil, in a religious hush.
The harvest moon has come!

And all the moonlit cows and all the sheep
Stare up at her petrified, while she swells
Filling heaven, as if red hot, and sailing
Closer and closer like the end of the world.

Till the gold fields of stiff wheat
Cry `We are ripe, reap us!' and the rivers
Sweat from the melting hills.

Ted Hughes

Maybe we should have a Megalithic Paintings thread ??
You know, that's a very good idea. By artist/title and a link to the painting? Would be a great reference facility.

Think I've got enough on me plate with Megalithic Poems but would contribute to Megalithic Paintings if you got it up and running :-)

By artist/title and a link to the painting? Would be a great reference facility.
On second thoughts, and with us lot in mind, it might be more useful to have it by title/artist followed by a link to the picture or print. eg -

Stonehenge by William Camden http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6094/1623/400/William%20Camden%20%281551-1623%29.0.jpg

And as there are probably more prints than paintings on the megalithic theme, perhaps Megalithic Pictures or some such would be more appropriate - could be fun :-)