body {
  background: url('../_media/writing.jpg') no-repeat left top #1a0d09;
}

h1 {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #2f5e1a;
  top:  480px;
  left: 0px;
  width: 720px;
  padding: 18px 24px 18px 48px;
  color: #e5e2db;
  font: italic normal 3em 'Gentium Basic', serif;
}

p {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #2f5e1a;
  top:  600px;
  left: 0px;
  width: 720px;
  padding: 12px 24px 12px 48px;
  color: #e5e2db;  
  font: italic normal 2em 'Gentium Basic', serif;
}