Sep 25

Preludes

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ts eliot tattoo

“I am moved by fancies that are curled
Around these images, and cling:
The notion of some infinitely gentle
Infinitely suffering thing.”

This is Drew’s tattoo:

This quote is take from Preludes by T.S Eliot.  I first encountered this poem at age 15, and remember it as the first piece of poetry that really struck me.  Almost 15 years later, and I made a career change into the performing arts, and made the decision to have it tattooed on my right wrist.  It has become something of a mantra, and a reminder.  The work was done by Apro, at West Side Tattoo in Brisbane, and I could not be happier with it.

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Amber - 27 Sep 09 at 20:36:10

Love this poem/quote. Actually though of getting this quote tattooed on me once. :) Awesome tattoo.

Phil C - 14 Jul 10 at 20:41:14

Gorgeous. I’m heading for my own Eliot quote for my next tatt myself, stumbled across this.
I think I’m going for “Music heard so deeply that it is not heard at all, but you are the music while the music lasts” from Dry Salvages…