A quotation from Horace

Be this your wall of brass — no secret sin,
To pale the cheek and rack the heart within!
 
                    [Hic murus aeneus esto,
nil conscire sibi, nulla pallescere culpa.]

Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 1 “To Maecenas”, l. 60ff (1.1.60-61) (20 BC) [tr. Martin (1881)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14705/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #clearconscience #cleanconscience #conscience #defense #guilt #innocence #pale #pallor #regret #remorse #selfawareness #shame #strength

At first blush
it seemed my relationship
with a lovely succubus
was potentially dangerous
given her alabaster #pallor
gave out a vampire vibe
but if you dig beneath her coffin
you will find
her bark is far worse
than her bite

#vss365 #inkmine #poetry #poem

@ElectionCentral @immigration-ElectionCentral

The creature
with the vampire #pallor
lurks in the shadows
as it pulls the strings
of our clueless President
(aka The Prince of Darkness)

The Beast is now pondering
suspending habeas corpus
which should not be news
considering the monster's
long held fascist views

#vss365 #poetry #poem #PoliceState

We wander
these #pallor corridors
that all look the same

Like rats in a maze
bouncing off
blind corners
desperately seeking
a way out
of our mundane story line

Perhaps tis time
to close off permanently
the escape valve option
and find serenity
in acceptance
of this fruitless labyrinth existence

#vss365 #poetry #poem #amwriting

Ava laughed, “Your #pallor. Dan & I are on the same page. Could I hold Kamaria?”
Mia helped Ava cradle the baby.
“An unusual name,” said Ava.
“It means moon. Tom suggested Luna, then we found Kamaria & it just felt right.”
“How are you? Everyone’s looking at the baby.” #vss365

Somehow I can't imagine Ginni Thomas actually *enjoys* vacationing in a tropical resort setting?
#beachwear
#pallor
#crowsfeet

Woman in an Armchair (1897-98) by Gustav Klimt (Austrian artist, lived 1862–1918). Symbolism. Richly swathed in a matching red dress and hat, deep green belt. Serenity and pallor in her face, two ghostly outlined heads (upper left).

#Victorian #Portrait #Victoriana #Woman #Armchair #GustavKlimt #Austrianartist #Symbolism #reddress #serenity #pallor #ghostly