Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you,
say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot. — D. H. Lawrence
Photography
“Two of the most frustrated trades are dentists and photographers- dentists because they want to be doctors, and photographers because they want to be painters.” — Pablo Picasso
Monchrome Madness returns! If you would like to participate in the coming weeks, email your image to leanne@leannecole.com.au and include a link to your blog or website if you have one. It doesn’t have to be WordPress blogger, it can be a Facebook page, a Flickr page, etc. Include your name or your blog name. The image size should be low res, so the largest size should be 1000 pixels or less. The deadline for submission is before 6 p.m. on or before Tuesday Melbourne time. The earlier the better for Leanne. If you miss the deadline your posting will be the following week. Complete instructions are on Leanne’s blog should you have any questions or need help.
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Translucent
By: Adam M. Snow
Can’t you see me,
a ghost I am to be?
A translucent figure without a purpose,
fading away like a blood drop to the sea?
Can’t you see me?
Hear my plea?
My words, my reason to live;
can’t you hear me?
Hear my voice, a plea of sorrow,
tearful apologies,
and a truthful memory.
Can’t you hear me?
See me crying;
the reflection you deny to see?
Can’t you see me,
through the mirror looking back,
a ghost I am to be?
Can’t you see me?
I am you.
Green groweth the holly,
So doth the ivy.
Though winter blasts blow never so high,
Green groweth the holly.
As the holly groweth green
And never changeth hue,
So I am, ever hath been,
Unto my lady true.
As the holly groweth green
With ivy all alone
When flowers cannot be seen
And greenwood leaves be gone,
Now unto my lady
Promise to her I make,
From all other only
To her I me betake.
Adieu, mine own lady,
Adieu, my special
Who hath my heart truly
Be sure, and ever shall.
by King Henry VIII
Promise to her I make,
From all other only
To her I me betake.
Adieu, mine own lady,
Adieu, my special
Who hath my heart truly
Be sure, and ever shall.
by King Henry VIII
“Curiosity is the single most important attribute with which humans are born. More than a simple desire to discover or know things, curiosity is a powerful tool, like a scalpel or a searchlight. Curiosity changes us. It is also a way to effect change, perhaps even on a global level.”
Loren Rhoads
If you’re curious, the photo above is of a lovely card I received today from fellow blogger Loren Rhoads. The newest book on my reading list is “Wish You Were Here” written by Loren. I’ve only just begun the book but I’ve already absorbed lushly written new information about cementaries that I had no knowledge of before. Loren’s a prolific writer and she also took the book cover photograph which is from Hollywood Forever. ‘She likes long walks in the moonlight and old graveyards.’
“For every star that falls to earth a new one glows.
For every dream that fades away a new one grows.
When things are not what they would seem
you must keep following your dream.”
― Rod McKuen, Listen to the Warm
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“The illimitable, silent, never-resting thing called Time, rolling, rushing on,
swift, silent, like an all-embracing ocean-tide, on which we and all the universe
swim like exhalations, like apparitions which are, and then are not….” —Thomas Carlyle
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” ― Michael Altshuler
“Praise the bridge that carried you over.” — George Colman
And now from yonder hill the sun’s bright beams
Shine through the mist, and flood the world with light;
The path winds on, leaving our broken dreams
Of tangled briar and brake far out of sight.
The dawn of hope has come our heart to cheer;
The path before us shines in the sun’s ray.
We follow on, into the coming year,
And in hope’s sunshine greet each op’ning day.
— Lilian Pearce
The camera captures light, our minds capture images. – Anonymous
Monochrome Madness is on hiatus this week for the holidays.
So in the meantime… here’s a pensive penguin –
“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier
than the people who have to wait for them.” ― Edward Verrall Lucas
Maverick Mist 