Photo of the Week: Undying Love

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"Thus with a kiss I die."--Romeo to the only merely nearly dead Juliet, act V. scene iii

(If you check the link, be sure to note the location in which these millenia-old lovers' remains were located.)


Comments

Lyle said…
Move over Nostradamus. Shakespeare is a prophet!
8/2/07 8:40 AM
Millie said…
All I can think of is how they died. It makes me sad. :(
8/2/07 9:23 AM
sue-donym said…
I love this. I think I will make a card with the photo for Valentines Day. Seriously.
8/2/07 4:06 PM
Lianne said…
"only merely nearly dead"

still chuckling.
8/2/07 4:20 PM
elasticwaistbandlady said…
Italy. How sweet. If Dino were still alive he might serenade these skeleton crossed lovers with a chorus of"When theres worms in our eye and our bones are all dry, that's amore!"
8/2/07 7:18 PM
Special K ~Toni said…
WOW! I think its beautiful! Everyone else is just a cynic! I would love to be buried w/ my hubby!
8/2/07 7:27 PM
dalene said…
dem: funny, but I don't think so. I'm with Sue. I think this photo could make some fabulous Valentines cards.

The Romeo Juliet reference is apt. It's tragic and beautiful at the same time. The simple fact that they have lain like this undisturbed for millenia speaks volumes.
8/2/07 10:26 PM
Jennifer B. said…
Incredible.

Hmmm. I can see some interesting stories coming out of this--just how did they end up that way? Fun project for a creative writing class. Or bloggers.
8/2/07 10:33 PM
carrie said…
I saw that on Fox News this morning. If I got to chose how I would die I would like to go with my husband when we're old and have lived a long life. Like in the Movie The Notebook. In the book only the wife dies.
9/2/07 1:19 AM
Maisy said…
Very romantic. Sad I guess, but oh, so romantic.

Ali
9/2/07 4:14 AM
dalene said…
Welome carronin and ali--thanks for dropping by!
9/2/07 8:20 AM
LuckyRedHen said…
That makes my heart ache and I don't want to eat.
15/2/07 5:32 PM
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