Goblin Market by RetroDevil
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Inspired by the poem by Christina Rossetti.
The following extract is a small portion of the poem.
One may lead a horse to water,
Twenty cannot make him drink.
Though the goblins cuffed and caught her,
Coaxed and fought her,
Bullied and besought her,
Scratched her, pinched her black as ink,
Kicked and knocked her,
Mauled and mocked her,
Lizzie uttered not a word;
Would not open lip from lip
Lest they should cram a mouthful in;
But laughed in heart to feel the drip
Of juice that syruped all her face,
And lodged in dimples of her chin,
And streaked her neck which quaked like curd.
At last the evil people,
Worn out by her resistance,
Flung back her penny, kicked their fruit
Along whichever road they took,
Not leaving root or stone or shoot.
Some writhed into the ground,
Some dived into the brook
With ring and ripple.
Some scudded on the gale without a sound,
Some vanished in the distance.

Comments (9)
love it
Excellent
Excellent work !
A quaint and gorgeous render, bravo!
Excellent image and definitely an "oh-oh" moment. Well done.
Wonderful work.
Excellent scene and render!
writtten with the help of a little laudanum, I wager.... no, that was her brother Dante.... fine work!
outstanding work !!!!