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"Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores" by Wallace Stevens (1...
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I say now, Fernando, that on that day
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The mind roamed as a moth roams,
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Among the blooms beyond the open sand;
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And that whatever noise the motion of the waves
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Made on the seaweeds and the covered stones
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Disturbed not even the most idle ear.
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Then it was that that monstered moth
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Which had lain folded against the blue
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And the colored purple of the lazy sea,
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And which had drowsed along the bony shores,
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Shut to the blather that the water made,
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Rose up bespent and sought the flaming red
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Dabbled with yellow pollen - red as red
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As the flag above the old cafe ---
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And roamed there all the stupid afternoon.
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"Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores" by Wallace Stevens (1...
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Album Description:
These lovely hibiscus gems were taken from a garden exhibit held at the Quezon City Orchidarium in Aug. 2009. The poem I used here is about boredom in an afternoon, and how that spell is broken by the brilliant colors of the hibiscus blooms.
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3 comments
Great album,Mary Ann.Thank you so much for your comments.Greetings from Turkey,your friend Rasim
said rasim1
I love the many colors and faces of the hibiscus flowers you show here. The pictures are so beautiful and delicate, and so is the poem that you affixed to them. What a gem of a work, Mary Ann. I applaud loudly and shout, "Bravo!"
said fdguin
"Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores" by Wallace Stevens (1921) -- I say now, Fernando, that on that day / The mind roamed as a moth roams, / Among the blooms beyond the open sand; / And that whatever noise the motion of the waves / Made on the seaweeds and the covered stones / Disturbed not even the most idle ear. / Then it was that that monstered moth / Which had lain folded against the blue / And the colored purple of the lazy sea, / And which had drowsed along the bony shores, / Shut to the blather that the water made, / Rose up bespent and sought the flaming red / Dabbled with yellow pollen - red as red / As the flag above the old cafe -- / And roamed there all the stupid afternoon. ~~ [Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_on_the_Sleeping_Shores]
said maryan54
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