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"In the first year of my death you brought me roses every day,
Hourly compensating for your bombazine with a new bouquet.
Now my headstone sits forgotten in this graveyard overgrown.
Do not bring me flowers, love, my flesh will grow its own.

I give myself to roses, from toes to ears to thighs.
The lilies take my fingers and the grasses have my eyes.
My old songs hover restlessly; my odes these roots invite;
My phantom tongue still wags though my phantom limbs won't write..."

And continue that ad nauseam.

Timofey Gafkovich was a writer and a (bad) poet, but not one of any special talent-- or so he thought. It turns out that the novel he had been toiling over at night for the previous five years was so absolutely brilliant that, when he at last worked up the courage to show it to a publisher, the publisher decided he wanted it for himself. Everyone has at some point read a book that they wished they had written, but this dastardly man decided to make that envious wish a reality. He was already seeing Timofey's young wife behind Timofey's young back and together, the two of them plotted the author's death.

However, neither realised that Timofey had sold his soul to a gypsy years ago. He was cruelly murdered but his soul remained. Bound to the living world, he watched his wife wed the publisher, the publisher publish his novel, and the both of them grow fat and rich off the profits.

There is, alas, no happy end to this tale. Timofey wanders the world still as a morose wraith, often evanescing in a boyish form as a reflection of his uncertainty (and in an attempt to win sympathy). He's a roleplaying character of mine and a longtime companion and servant of my necromancer. He also was loosely inspired by a character in some of Karen Elizabeth Gordon's grammar books.

Painted in Photoshop CS. Took so very, very long. I'll upload some detail shots tomorrow.
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Threnody by =ShardGlass. From the suggester: "Nothing I can say will make this magnificient work justice! I can easily say that Threnody by =ShardGlass is one of my all time favourites from the whole site! The way =ShardGlass painted this with such intricate detail and caring took my breath away, and the story behind it along with that marvelous poem stole my heart in the blink of an eye!" ( Suggested by ^rydi1689 and Featured by `Atramina )
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~Zonvelf Jan 9, 2013
after all these years, I still love this :)
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~crimsonavengerv2 Aug 18, 2012
partially inspired by this
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~FeloniusMonk Jul 22, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I can't believe I missed this, it's simply astounding.
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~fifthdimensional Jul 21, 2012
No one has commented on this since 2010? Ridiculous! Looking forward to seeing more of him in the comic!
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~Le-Faye Jul 14, 2012
I like this picture very much. The contrast between the beautiful and colorful garden and the man is brilliantly done. The care for the detail in the picture makes it a wonder to look at.
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~LightofMary Jun 27, 2012
I know this has been said countless times...
but those flowers are absolutely magical!
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~LightofMary Jun 27, 2012
I know this has been said countless times but...
Those roses are amazing!
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Mood: Love ~AvianPain May 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
A! I think I'm gonna die... *_*

The details, lighting, coloring, ..everything.. just look so perfect!!
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~secondhandben Apr 10, 2012
Magnificent. :heart:
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~Jkcrystal2 Feb 22, 2012  Student Artist
WOw!
Amazing, beautiful and great!
Did you make this picture?
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