Amaranth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615943923)

Amaranth. An unfading flower. Translated from the ancient Greek "amaranton" to mean "unfading," the amaranth flower stands as a symbol of timelessness and eternity. Long held sacred in myth and legend for its powers of healing, the amaranth has represented a source of strength and vitality in cultures that span the ancient Greeks to the Aztecs to contemporary times. The amaranth has appeared in the works of Aesop, Milton, Shelley, Keats and many others over the ages as an image of immortality due to its healing powers and unfading beauty. This new edition presents these poems together in print for the first time. In this collected form, the author's work offers a meditation on time and memory through haunting images of love and longing. Through this symbol of permanence and unfading beauty, Amaranth's lamentation over the transitory nature of being is both mournful and heartbreaking but ultimately filled with an affirmation of love and life.

Author: D. K
ISBN-10: 0615943926
ISBN-13: 9780615943923
Publisher: Videlicet
Language: English
Published: 01/18/2014
Pages: 54
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.13d