A picture that would warm Turner’s heart. Best on desktop.
Peace at dawn outside London. March 2022. May such peace return to the Ukraine.
Art
New York Dawn 18 March 2022 – A Poem
Apologies, gratitude and full acknowledgement to William Wordsworth.
Please look at the picture and scroll down to the poem. Thank you.
New York Dawn Earth has not anything to show so fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: New York now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Concrete canyons, theatres, walkways, the avenues lie Waiting for their throngs, as orange dawn lights the sky; Never did sun so beautifully steep In his first splendour, valley, rock or hill; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! New York will awake at its own sweet will. Dear God! the very buildings seem asleep; And all New York's mighty heart is lying still! ************* Almost all based on "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September3, 1802" by William Wordsworth.
African Wood Sculpture: Doe and Fawn against stained glass
Silhouette in front of stained glass window – South Africa
The Salutation of the Dawn
This is a repeat post. I am repeating it because of the number of people who have looked at it. I hope Kalidasa’s poem helps you as it has helped me. John 7 October 2021
No, this is not a recently discovered painting by Turner! It is a photo taken by our friend, artist Professor Estelle Marais. The picture is of sunrise over the harbour in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on 7 June 2020.
Silhouetted against the rising sun is a harbour crane, affectionately described by Estelle as “The Harbour Giraffe walking into the sun this morning”.
Estelle always finds the welcoming dawn encouraging and inspiring.
This wonderful photograph is a powerful reminder of Kalidasa’s greatly loved poem “Look to this Day”:
Scroll down below the picture to read the famous poem:
Look To This Day
Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of achievement
Are but experiences of time.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!
Thank you Kalidasa and Estelle
Manly Beach Sunset Painted by Six Year Old
To create something simple and beautiful is a gift. Well done our 6 year old grandson in Australia.
A Flower resting in Sparkling Light
How thankful we should be for the gift of the ability to receive joy from a single flower
Praise the Lord
Turning Sea Shells into Flowers
A beautiful flowers arrangement made with sea shells and a dab of green paint. This stunning work of art was created by my good friend’s late mother. It shows what is possible when the beauty of nature meets wonderful creative talent.
The Salutation of the Dawn
No, this is not a recently discovered painting by Turner! It is a photo taken by our friend, artist Professor Estelle Marais. The picture is of sunrise over the harbour in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on 7 June 2020.
Silhouetted against the rising sun is a harbour crane, affectionately described by Estelle as “The Harbour Giraffe walking into the sun this morning”.
Estelle always finds the welcoming dawn encouraging and inspiring.
This wonderful photograph is a powerful reminder of Kalidasa’s greatly loved poem “Look to this Day”:
Scroll down below the picture to read the famous poem:
Look To This Day
Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of achievement
Are but experiences of time.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!
Thank you Kalidasa and Estelle
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