What bonds no man could unbind, being imagined within the labyrinth of the mind

[Saturday 15th December 2018]


The underlying trend is still further into Robert Burton territory, though some distractions (amenable company, food, alcohol and live music) push those thoughts to the background temporarily. Effort diametrically in opposition to results.
 
[Quote is from the poem 'A woman's beauty is like a white' by W.B. Yeats]

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