I haven’t done Illustration Friday in a VERY long time! What can I say? “Poem” inspired me!
The Miller’s Daughter by Lord Alfred Tennyson
It is the miller’s daughter,
And she is grown so dear, so dear,
That I would be the jewel
That trembles in her ear:
For hid in ringlets day and night,I’d touch her neck so warm and white.
And I would be the girdle
About her dainty dainty waist,
And her heart would beat against me,
In sorrow and in rest:
And I should know if it beat right,
I’d clasp it round so close and tight.
And I would be the necklace,
And all day long to fall and rise
Upon her balmy bosom,
With her laughter or her sighs,
And I would lie so light, so light,
I scarce should be unclasp’d at night.
*sigh* Anne (with an “e”) Shirley would agree with me that that is so romantic!
Note: This is a drawing of a famous actress, but it may not be apparent who it is. Any guesses?