Still-born from the thunderous night
So malformed, such a blundering wight
When this Lazarus freak
Could first hazard a peek
Forlorn, it saw sun, reached for light.
David Cairns
Boris Karloff touches us in James Whale's Frankenstein (1931).
Limerick Lexicon: Wight is a Middle English word, from Old English wiht, and used to describe a creature or living sentient being. It is akin to Old High German wiht, meaning a creature or thing.
Limerick Lexicon: Wight is a Middle English word, from Old English wiht, and used to describe a creature or living sentient being. It is akin to Old High German wiht, meaning a creature or thing.
1 comment:
Thanks for the brilliance, David.
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