Poetry on a Postcard #4- Alfred Tennyson

Alfred Lord Tennyson, one of my favorites.

One of his very famous poems is, 'The Lady of Shalott' (that for you Anne of Green Gables fans, inspired the scene in the book/movie where Anne lays in the rowboat reciting the poem, clutching a small bouquet, until she realizes she's sinking and has to cling to a bridge until Gilbert rows by and rescues her). 'Charge of the Light Brigade' is another often quoted poem of his ("Forward the Light Brigade!") Tennyson also wrote the famous words: "It's better to have loved and lost, then never to have loved at all."

There are so many great Tennyson poems to choose from, as the Sender you choose the poem and postcard design to send your partner. Quality handmade or store bought postcard may be used.

The picture above is a painting by John William Waterhouse inspired by The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson. Here is an excerpt from that poem:

"Willows whiten, aspens shiver

The sunbeam showers break & quiver

In the stream that runneth ever

By the island in the river

Flowing down to Camelot

Four gray walls, and four gray towers

Overlook a space of flowers

And the silent isle imbowers

The Lady of Shalott"

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