Hyacinths to Feed Thy Soul

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Vincent Price

Mar 26, 2013 02:56 PM EDT
Vincent Price quoted the poem to Julie in an episode of The Mod Squad- I have remembered it for years!

Feeding the soul~

Joan - Mar 01, 2013 01:50 PM EDT
I've loved hyacinths & this verse forever but never knew the last verse of the poem nor where it originated. Thank you so much!! Can't wait for my deep blue hyacinths to emerge from the soil!!

hyacinths poem

Jayne Shipley - Sep 25, 2012 09:24 AM EDT
finish the poem.... But not alone does beauty bide where bloom and tint and fragrance hide; the minstrel's melody may feed perhaps a more insistent need. But even beauty howe'er blent to ear or ey, fails to content Only the heart - with love afire Can satisfy the soul's desire And now you know....the rest of the story!

Complete poem as shown above & where can I find it?

Bob Krauss - Dec 26, 2011 11:21 PM EDT
If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, and from thy slender store Two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one, and with the dole Buy Hyacinths to feed thy Soul. SADI Is this the complete poem?

alandrapal - Feb 18, 2008 04:15 PM EDT
thankyou Anne, am happy you enjoyed the image and the verse. I love the scent of the hyacinths and especially the blue coloured variety, like these.

A.Lovely - Feb 18, 2008 11:55 AM EDT
Both photo and verse are given to show beauty. Done very well.

Guest - Sep 03, 2007 02:30 PM EDT
thanks Elle from Kansas for taking time to leave nice comments. Also enjoyed your recollection of the verse. I just got my version from an online site, - am sure there are different versions. As you say, I also like to see them all, and do love hyacinths.

Guest - Sep 03, 2007 01:49 PM EDT
I seem to recall the poem as follows: "If thou a fortune should be bereft and in thy store there be but left two loaves- sell one and with the dole buy Hyacinths to feed thy soul" I heard it on an episode of "Mod Squad" many years back...! Not sure if my memory is bad or just a slightly different interpretation was used. At any rate, great pic and I still love the poetry.

Guest - Feb 18, 2006 12:09 PM EDT
thankyou for leaving the comment, Lynne from CA. Coincidental, as I was just thinking of this verse and photo last night, realizing it was a year ago that I submitted it to the gallery here : ) For some reason I think of that verse every year at this time. What a nice gesture to give the verse and hyacinths to the teachers.

Guest - Feb 18, 2006 11:06 AM EDT
The poem written by Saadi, I feel in love with first. I remember Vincent Price quoting it in some ancient movie. Each of my daughter's teachers received a blooming red hyacinth and a copy of this poem as a gift for St. Valentine's Day.

Guest - Oct 28, 2005 02:50 PM EDT
thankyou for taking time to leave a comment, Petra. happy you enjoyed it.

Guest - Oct 27, 2005 04:53 PM EDT
Alandra, these are so gorgeous, I can almost smell them. :)

Guest - Oct 22, 2005 02:47 PM EDT
thankyou, Mawma, happy you like it, and as you say, the fragrance is wonderful. Am getting confused now, re the nicknames onlist, are you Joanne?

Guest - Sep 30, 2005 03:32 PM EDT
Absolutely beautiful. One of my most favorite flowers, and I can almost smell the fragrance of it.

Guest - Sep 26, 2005 12:00 PM EDT
thanks Vince, happy you like the verse also. Yep, I think the other flowers are "bluebells", the leaves are similar. Was thinking of you last night, as read a pleasant item about scenes of a bluebell wood, in an ancient Girls Own Annual.

Guest - Sep 25, 2005 01:41 AM EDT
Hi ,I see what you mean about the difference from my picture and others on lensflare this one has longer trumpets/bells the leaves look the same thou,mine stand about 20 inches or 50 cm high.Mine has only a suttle scent,enjoyed the verse you posted as well.

Guest - Sep 22, 2005 11:12 PM EDT
well, Mary Lou, thank YOU! for the kind and generous comments on my photos. Am happy the verse means something to you also, - have also enjoyed it since first seeing it many years ago. Would like to have seen the needlework that you made, with the hyacinths & verse featured. Would you like an email copy of this photo? - a clearer version I mean, before compression here at the group? I'll be happy to send you one by email, as a gift, if you send me your email address.

Guest - Sep 22, 2005 09:04 PM EDT
Some years ago I saw that saying and really liked it. I designed a stitchery with hyacinths and that poem and gave it to a friend. I think it was during a starving student stage and it just struck me that is was the perfect picture of good self-care. Thank you!

Guest - Apr 30, 2005 05:50 PM EDT
thanks Carla, that makes me happy to hear this, thankyou for letting me know : )

Guest - Apr 25, 2005 05:20 AM EDT
Both the photograph and the verse served to feed my soul! Thank you.

Guest - Mar 17, 2005 09:01 AM EDT
happy you like the hyacinths Mary E, Tam, Vicki, Madeson, Alex and Kathy. and the verse : ) Hard to believe it's almost a month ago since this pic was taken.

Guest - Feb 20, 2005 05:25 PM EDT
Thanks, I needed that on this gray, gloomy day!

Guest - Feb 20, 2005 02:08 PM EDT
Great shot, sure is a welcome sight this time of year.

Guest - Feb 20, 2005 07:12 AM EDT
great photo, it warms the soul.

Guest - Feb 20, 2005 02:08 AM EDT
Great colors and composition, Alandra. good use of light and shade. I like it.

Guest - Feb 19, 2005 11:24 PM EDT
I love this and the verse that goes with it T

Guest - Feb 19, 2005 10:18 PM EDT
I love hyacinths and this almost can bring the remembrance of the wonderful smell. Thanks for the pleasure it brings. :)

Guest - Feb 19, 2005 07:07 PM EDT
thanks, Carol. hoped you'd enjoy it : )

Guest - Feb 19, 2005 03:34 PM EDT
Beautiful picture and I love the poetry. Carol