by Robin Bloor | Jul 10, 2024 | Readings, The Lost Herald
Marus Aurelius – An Artist’s Impression From The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius’ father, Marcus Annius Verus, died when Marcus Aurelius was a young boy, around the age of three. Nevertheless he seems to have made a profound impact on...
by Robin Bloor | May 10, 2024 | Readings, The Lost Herald
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque at night – Abu Dhabi Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, commemorates one of the most significant events in the history of Islam. It is the night when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his...
by Robin Bloor | Feb 8, 2024 | Readings, The Lost Herald
An Encounter WIth Death “I” and “It” Said “I” to “It”I’d like to know What makes you always act as thoughI were not part of you?You never ask me if you mayDo this or that or feel or say;You always have it your own wayAnd never ask my view. Said “It” to “I”You’re just...
by Robin Bloor | Dec 19, 2023 | Readings, The Lost Herald
An Encounter WIth Death Sonnet #146 Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth,Why feed’st these rebel powers that thee array?Why dost thou pine within, and suffer dearth,Painting thy outward walls so costly gay?Why so large cost, having so short a lease,Dost thou upon...
by Robin Bloor | Nov 17, 2023 | Readings, The Lost Herald
Tryptich Panel With The Crucifixtion Stabat Mater (The Sorrowful Mother Stood) Emerging from the depths of the 13th century, the Stabat Mater stands as a poignant testament to the anguish endured by Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, during his crucifixion. Its...
by Robin Bloor | Oct 5, 2023 | Readings, The Lost Herald
A World on Fire The world is on fire!And are you laughing?You are deep in the dark.Will you not ask for light? For behold your body—A painted puppet, a toy,Jointed and sick and full of falseimaginings,A shadow that shifts and fades. How frail it is!Frail and...