Thursday, September 9, 2010

reeds of innocence



and i pluck'd a hollow reed,

and i made a rural pen,
and i stain'd the water clear,
and i wrote my happy songs
every child may joy to hear

(excerpted from "reeds of innocence") by william blake


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18 comments:

  1. This image is like a painting, so intense in its colour and majesty. You are such a wonderful photographer.

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  2. Perfect pairing of Blake and Steven.

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  3. Lovely words and the photo of the reeds is grand.

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  4. Hi Steven, I came to you from Reya. We have reeds here at our lake, too. Some houses are being thatched with them. I love that poem, and I LOVE your header photo. Wow!

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  5. steven, your photography is incredible. The colours!

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  6. Ah yes, William Blake - he knew a thing or two, didn't he, steven? Hope your new term is going well.

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  7. "and i made a rural pen"
    how marvelous!
    stunning photos.

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  8. elisabeth thankyou very much. i've noticed that i see scenery as if i was painting it. the way i frame it and especially what makes up the scenery itself. i only paint in abstract so i don't know what that's all about! steven

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  9. willow i've loved blak for a very long time but not all of his writing. i guess i'd have to say i love the writing i "get". steven

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  10. lizzy ... grand words and a very fortunate photograph!! steven

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  11. angela welcome!! i am glad that you visited from reya's - she has the very best community of people!!! i've seen thatched roofs but not reed roofs. that's really cool - actually when i think about it i've also seen bullrush roofs which are almost reed roofs. steven

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  12. titus - i'm really lucky! these were taken with my smaller cheaper camera. but it was an amazing day - clear air with a wicked sky and equally gobsmacking still water. i'm glad we could share it!! steven

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  13. weaver - school is good but i'm really tired of course!!! blake - yes he saw things for what they are. i love some of his writing so much. steven

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  14. liza yes!! isn't that just a superb phrase!!!! steven

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