Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Blogging Practice

So let's post some pictures of our sunny and hot backyard:

Tulip poplar, swing, jungle.




This is what some Byron text will look like, along side a photo:

Summer flowers




Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child!
Ada! sole daughter of my house and heart?
When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled,
And then we parted,—not as now we part,
But with a hope. —
                                    Awaking with a start,
The waters heave around me; and on high
The winds lift up their voices:  I depart,
Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by,
When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye. 




 That isn't perfect, because the Spenserian stanza has a final line with an extra iambic foot--that is, it is an alexandrine, which the space doesn't quite accommodate. Alas. I need to do some adjusting, but let's take a look now.

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