The spare hand does not tremble as he releases it; nothing worse than a sweet, bright constancy is in the patient face. She goes next before him--is gone; the knitting women count Twenty-Two."I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."
The murmuring of many voices, the upturning of many faces, the pressing on of many footsteps in the outskirts of the crowd, so that it swells forward in a mass, like one great heave of water, all flashes away.
Twenty three.
The murmuring of many voices, the upturning of many faces, the pressing on of many footsteps in the outskirts of the crowd, so that it swells forward in a mass, like one great heave of water, all flashes away.
Twenty three.
They said of him, about the city that night, that it was the peacefullest man's face ever beheld there. Many added that he looked sublime and prophetic....
"...It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
5 comments:
WOW!!! Okay, #1 - which sister drew that? and #2 - your mom does BEAUTIFUL watercolor!! Oh my goodness gracious! :) She should come and teach at art school! That is so beautifully done!
Merry Christmas, dear :)
*hugs*
Oh duh...Polka Dot did... :P Ignore my question...
WOW, girlie!!! Suzy, you did an AMAZING job!! BRING IT TO ART SCHOOL!!! I want to see!! :)
I know! Isn't it amazing? :-)
Yes! Mama is a wonderful artists. Her degree is in teaching and art and she did teach before all of us came along. ;-)
Maybe we'll have to talk her into trying something at MSOA. :-)
Thanks for commenting.
Hope you had a good Christmas and have a great New Year!
Oh wow! This is amazing! Sidney Carton is like the best ever!
Your mom and Polka Dot it an awesome job! :)
Ahhhh! I love it! ;) And I like, too, that he's golden haired. Oh yes. Great color for him.
Sydney forever. <3
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