Petal by petal
somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond
any experience, your eyes have their silence:
in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,
or which i cannot tough because they are too near
your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers,
you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens
(touching skillfully,mysteriously) her first rose
or if your wish be to close me, i and
my life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,
as when the heart of this flower imagines
the snow carefully everywhere descending;
nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals
the power of your intense fragility: whose texture
compels me with the color of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing
(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens; only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
-E.E. Cummings
This is beautiful, Henrietta.
ReplyDeleteLovely - and the pic of you is very cool indeed. :-)
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Incredible beauty, my friend. Gorgeous images, gorgeous you. And that amazing poem. Love from Seattle. xo
ReplyDeleteLovely images, Henrietta! :-) I love the poem, too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, as always. My fav is the last one. What a beauty you are!
ReplyDeleteI'm cogitating on the pretty poem!
Kaunista! Hyvää viikonloppua!
ReplyDeleteOh I just love the selfie. So sweet. Valerie
ReplyDeleteThanks Valerie, it was fun to make:)
DeleteKaunista! Minulle tuli mieleen Peter Pan ja keiju
ReplyDeleteMielleyhtymäsi oli oikein osuva, tuo kuvaa kuinka välillä jumahda omaan Neverlandiini jossa on lämmintä, kaunista, pelkkää onnea ja kukkia, ei huomista eikä todellisuutta:)
DeletePerhosmainen selfie :) Kolmas ranunculus on LOISTAVA otos, kaikki kauniita, mutta tuossa on syvyyttä! Kuvasi iloisesta olemuksesta päätellen sinulla menee hienosti, joten se on mukava huomata. Aurinkoa viikonloppuusi!
ReplyDeleteKiitos Intianminttu, hienosti menee ainakin suurimmaksi osaksi niinkuin kaikilla:) Huonona päivänä pakenen omaan Neverlandiini jolla ei mitään tekemistä todellisuuden kanssa:)
DeleteHyvää viikonalkua.
Wundervolle Foto`s!
ReplyDeleteDas Foto mit dir, ist aber heute das Beste! ;o))
Liebe Grüße und schönes Wochenende,*Manja*
Danke schön Manja:)
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I should know e.e. cummings, but this poem is new to me! What a wonderful choice to accompany the lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a poem expert so I'm glad I can give you something new
DeleteQuite lovely!
ReplyDeleteVietän pitkästä aikaa laiskaa aamua blogeja selaillen. Sinun iloinen kuvasi herättää halun tehdä jotain hauskaa! Kiitos siitä :)
ReplyDeleteIhana kuulla Ruostevilla, tee jotain hupsua, lapsellista ja hauskaa, piristää kummasti kun ei ajattele liikaa vaan antaa mennä:)
DeleteLove your selfie - it inspires me a lot! As for the flower shots - simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGood good that is the main reason why we blog, get and give inspiration to each other, right! I'm not a selfie person but it was fun to try something:)
DeleteOne of my very favorites ever since I was a girl.
ReplyDeleteAivan mahtava omakuva! Olet huippu ♥
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