In a nest of weeds and nettles Lay a violet, half-hidden, Hoping that his glance unbidden Yet might fall upon her petals, Upon her petals. Though she lived alone, apart, Hope lay nestling at her heart, But, alas, the cruel awaking, But, alas, the cruel awaking Set her little heart a-breaking, For he gathered for his posies Only roses – only roses!
reminder that I’m a Christian, pro-life. God created humans male and female. God instituted marriage between one man and one woman. I am anti-porn, anti-sex outside of the marriage bed, and anti-pumping kids full of experimental hormones
This mystical costume was worn by the Queen of the Fairies in Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera, Iolanthe. The original Queen of the Fairies costume wore a horned helmet and breastplate, but designer Bruno Santini dressed her in black and silver, implying a feminine side beneath her hard authority.