Henry J Fate
Dealer in Everything
Mr. Henry Fate, dealer in utensils and pots and pans, liniments and potions. A fanciful little man in a black frock coat who can help a man climbing out of a pit—or another man from falling into one.
- “I’m sorry for smudging the air with my song” -Leonard Cohen
- Reposted by Henry J FateIn the misty silvered night My eyes fall to the ground I can feel it come alive In the seeds pushing out through the soil New life weaves its way out through the coil Nothing’s going to hold this movement down -Peter Gabriel #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Reposted by Henry J FateSo little time Try to understand that I'm Tryin' to make a move just to stay in the game, I'm Tryin' to stay awake and remember my name, but Everybody's changing and I don't feel the same -Keane #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Reposted by Henry J FateAs you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. -Henry David Thoreau #Nature #poetry #writingcommunity #walden #jounal
- Reposted by Henry J FateHello BlueSky! I post a wide assortment of things here. Some my own and others the works of artist, writers, musicians of all stripes that I love All photos by me I’m Henry J Fate, a Dealer in Everything #poets #artist #painter #musicians #philosophers #sculptors #photographers #writers
- Reposted by Henry J FateRomain (Erte) De Tirtoff Chinese Legend Cold-painted and gilt bronze Casting Circa 1988 #Art #artist #Arthistory #sculpture #bronze #Sculpture #fashion #graphicarts #costume
- Reposted by Henry J FateIn this proud land we grew up strong We were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail No fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my face, I've changed my name But no one wants you when you lose -Peter Gabriel
- Reposted by Henry J FateN. C. Wyeth The Lobsterman (The Doryman), 1944 Egg tempera on wood Not your typical or well known Wyeth. You can see everything that made his illustration work great, but this is something else. A foot in the door of fine art. #art #artist #painter #illustrator #arthistory #fineart
- Reposted by Henry J Fate“Would not have been here baby, if it hadn't been for you Way down here, way you wanna do” Gritty and Raw. The life stuff of the heart. Pumping. R.L. Burnside is the quintessential Mississippi hill country blues artist. #musicsky #blues #guitar #folk #musiciansky m.youtube.com/watch?v=K_DO...
- Reposted by Henry J Fate“Gonna see the river man Gonna tell him all I can About the plan For lilac time If he tells me all he knows 'Bout the way his river flows And all night shows In summertime” -Nick Drake #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Reposted by Henry J FateDawn's quiet breath clings to the earth, unveiling a realm between dreams and waking. The mist stirs the soul, gently rousing it from slumber. -Henry J Fate #micropoetry #lyrics #poetry #writingcommunity #photography #abstract #impressionism #photoart #visualpoetry #journal #lyrics
- Reposted by Henry J FateSay what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe. -Henry David Thoreau #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Reposted by Henry J FateI wonder how many people in this city live in furnished rooms. Late at night when I look out at the buildings I swear I see a face in every window looking back at me and when I turn away I wonder how many go back to their desks and write this down. -Leonard Cohen #Poetry #Writerscommunity #poem
- Reposted by Henry J Fate“Ah! When a man has traveled, and robbed the horizon of his native fields of its mystery and poetry, its indefinite promise, tarnished the blue of distant mountains with his feet, when he has done this, he may begin to think of another world. What is this longer to him?” #Thoreau #prosepoetry #poem
- Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth. -Henry David Thoreau #Nature #poetry #writingcommunity #walden #jounal
- Reposted by Henry J FateDemetre Chiparus Thais, undated #Art #artist #Arthistory #sculpture #bronze #Sculpture #fashion #graphicarts #costume #dancer
- “Villon - The Singer Fate Fashioned to Her Liking” Howard Pyle Unknown year Illustration Romanticism
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- Reposted by Henry J FateN.C. Wyeth "From an upper snow platform to which the hard blocks were thrown, a second man heaved them over the bank." 1906 - Oil Illustrators get a bad rap. It’s like a derogatory term. N.C. Wyeth was a master of artistic perspective. #artist #painting #illustrator
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- "With Annie gone, whose eyes to compare with the morning sun? Not that I did, but I could have." -Leonard Cohen #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Reposted by Henry J Fate“….Riches have wings, indeed. The weight of present woe will express the sweetness of past experience. When sorrow comes, how easy it is to remember pleasure ! When in winter the bees cannot make new honey, they consume the old.” Henry David Thoreau 4/3/1842 #poetry #philosophy #naturalist
- Reposted by Henry J Fate“AI, Show the Mona Lisa in a bikini”;
- Fog wraps the dawn in dreams. Shadows of mountains loom, soft as secrets. The world holds its breath, waiting for light to unravel -Henry J Fate #Life #Nature #poetry #writingcommunity #journal #b&w
- I was never trying, necessarily, to be an outlaw. It was just the place in which I found myself. Hunter S Thompson #prose #writingcommunity
- Howard Pyle The Mermaid 1910 Illustration/Romanticism
- I stumbled out of bed I got ready for the struggle I smoked a cigarette And I tightened up my gut I said this can't be me Must be my double And I can't forget, I can't forget I can't forget but I don't remember what -Leonard Cohen #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Georges Lacombe The Yellow Sea - Camaret 1892 Symbolism movement, Nabis style branch, with elements of both Impressionism and Art Nouveau. #artist #painting #painting #arthistory #symbolism, #nabis, #impressionism, #artnouveau #art #oil #ocean
- I am standing up at the water's edge In my dream I cannot make a single sound As you scream It can't be that cold The ground is still warm to touch Hey, we touch This place is so quiet, sensing that storm -Peter Gabriel #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #musicsky #musiciansky #music
- I did not know And I could not see Who was waiting there, Who was hunting me. By the rivers dark, Where it all goes on; By the rivers dark In Babylon. -Leonard Cohen #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #photography #abstract #photoart
- On February 2, 1959, Buddy Holly performed his last show. At 1:00 a.m. the next morning, his plane tragically crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa. The last known photo shows him with Waylon Jennings, 1.5 hours before the crash. His final song: Chuck Berry's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man."
- Just how long do you want to hate With all that anger to burn You dream of revenge and you dream of reply You’d hope that someday we’d learn Every time you think of that hurt It spins around in your mind With an eye for an eye again and again Until the whole world is blind -Peter Gabriel #poetry
- Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (1911 –1975) Unknown Title
- N.C. Wyeth The Drowning Oil on canvas 1936 I love discovering Wyeth paintings and drawings I’ve never seen before. This one surprised me. It’s all there, yet I would not have said “That is obviously N.C!” Via- Brandywine River Museum #Art #artist #Arthistory #artist #painting #expressionism
- Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience. -Henry David Thoreau #Nature #poetry #writingcommunity #prose #sunset #photography #mountains #rurallife
- On social media, self-serving bias reigns. Users constantly mock others' mistakes, blind to their own. This collective denial is toxic dissonance. Trapped in echo chambers, egos flourish while self-awareness withers. Your own reflections remain unseen. Can you be made to take the call of warning?
- "The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity." - André Gide This condition is rampant online If you don’t call it out when you see it, you will become it. If you can’t see it, it might be too late…
- Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is grey I ache in the places where I used to play And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on I'm just paying my rent every day Oh in the Tower of Song -Leonard Cohen #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- You can complain. You can lobby for your stance. But at the end of the day, is it so hard to be an American among Americans, hoping for a better future? My wish is for a better America, no matter who helps achieve that wish. -Henry J Fate
- Howard Pyle Marooned 1909 This painting shows that it is nearly impossible to be a Wyeth (pick which one) fan and not be a Pyle fan. #artist #painting #illustration #painting #arthistory #art #oil
- I set out one night When the tide was low There were signs in the sky But I did not know I'd be caught in the grip Of the undertow Ditched on a beach Where the sea hates to go With a child in my arms And a chill in my soul And my heart the shape Of a begging bowl Leonard Cohen #lyrics #poetry
- Romain (Erte) De Tirtoff Melisandre Cold-painted and gilt bronze Casting Circa 1990 #Art #artist #Arthistory #sculpture #bronze #Sculpture #fashion #graphicarts #costume
- When my fist clenches, crack it open Before I use it and lose my cool When I smile, tell me some bad news Before I laugh and act like a fool And if I swallow anything evil Put your finger down my throat -The Who (Pete Townshend) #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- And the dealer wants you thinking That it's either black or white Thank God, it's not that simple… In my secret life Leonard Cohen #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- We are not the same……
- Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. -Henry David Thoreau #Nature #poetry #writingcommunity #prose #sunset #photography #mountains #rurallife
- If it be your will That I speak no more And my voice be still As it was before I will speak no more I shall abide until I am spoken for If it be your will Leonard Cohen #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- American artist Eyvind Earle Title Unknown Pastures in Early Spring Unknown year #artist #painting #illustration #graphicstyle #painting #arthistory #art #oil #snow #shadows #disney #trees #cows
- The body stiffens tires and aches In its wrinkled blotchy skin With each decade more camouflage For the wild-eyed child within Now close your eyes for a moment Look down and look above All the warmth inside of you Comes from those you love -Peter Gabriel #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Is it just me or does it seem to others that contrary to what you would expect, interactions on here actually slow down by at least half on the weekends? It’s like the matrix got put on pause 🙋♂️
- You are in love with your dogma. You are an addict for your hate. You are blinded by obsession. With eyes that refuse to see the light. -Henry J Fate (Excerpt - You Not Me, Me Not You) #Life #prose #poetry #writingcommunity #journal
- I stopped looking for you I stopped waiting for you I stopped dying for you and I started dying for myself —Leonard Cohen (excerpt from the poem - How Could I Have Doubted) #lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity
- Reposted by Henry J Fate“…Suppose the lions all get up and go, And all the brooks and soldiers run away; Will Time say nothing but I told you so? If I could tell you I would let you know.” - W.H. Auden If I Could Tell You (excerpt) 1940
