Etiolated Keats tarried from home;
Emaciated Keats buried in Rome.
e·ti·o·late
[ee-tee-uh-leyt] verb,-lat·ed, -lat·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery.
2. to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.
–verb (used without object)
3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light.
October 7th, 2010 at 13:15
here is my use of the word. a poem about a wondrous creature that had enchanted me, escaped, and which i cannot help but pursue. it also speaks the language of poetry.
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“The Faun-Hunt”
Jealousy curses me since did that summer fade
And over a year forlorn, to seek the sweet faun,
Mellifluous lyre on hirsute haunches played,
Evading this crippling passion, so cruelly drawn;
So I wonder what nymphs you now seduce,
Songs which enchanting desires induce
That enshrine your spirit, free yet abstruse.
Etiolating heart, I shan’t surrender the hunt,
Vainly I pursue a creature not on the ground
Entertaining thoughts: to catch you is an affront,
No, your divine spirit is in this sad heart bound.
Spears of verse, for you I must see again,
Open my quiver, for my love you disdain,
Now my vengeful poems shall be your pain.