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The Ballad of the Goodly Fere

Of the cross and of the honeycomb

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Nov 07, 2022
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Christ the Redeemer Tiziano Vercelli (“Titian”), 1533-4

I have been meaning to post this poem for some time, which I came across quite by accident some years ago. It is beautiful in the way of a delightful afterthought, not being showy about its business and instead leaving you with an effect that creeps like morning sunlight over everything.

The poem was…

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