It has been snowing lightly all day, and very windy. Three inches or so is just a preview of what is to come. Late in the afternoon, I was sitting at the dining room table, and looked out at the herb garden. I was immediately taken by the delicate shapes of these plants. Back in 1962 when I was an R.I.T. student I did a photo essay on winter for the student newspaper. I found a poem by South African poet Roy Campbell, and used it for the text of my photo essay. It began:
"I love to see, when leaves depart,
The clear anatomy arrive,
Winter, the paragon of art,
That kills all forms of life and feeling
Save what is pure and will survive."
I thought of these words today, when taking this photograph.
2 comments:
Love that you recited poem from so many years ago! Stay safe and do not over work shoveling. You should have bought a snowblower. I am enjoying watching young men clear the snow for me! :-)
Joan
Beautiful words and image!!
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