Monday, November 28, 2005

I wish it were spring in the world.


I wish it were spring in the world.

Let it be spring!
Come, bubbling, surging tide of sap!
Come, rush of creation!
Come, life! surge through this mass of mortification!
Come, sweep away these exquisite, ghastly first-flowers,
which are rather last-flowers!
Come, thaw down their cool portentousness, dissolve them:
snowdrops, straight, death-veined exhalations of white and purple crocuses,
flowers of the penumbra, issue of corruption, nourished in mortification,
jets of exquisite finality;
Come, spring, make havoc of them!

- D.H. Lawrence

Riverside park, Guelph

2 comments:

randy sutherland said...

I'm glad you passed this on to someone who would enjoy it. It's a hopeful image. Speaking of birds - we took our granddaughter to see March of the Penguins a couple of weeks ago - highly recommended.

randy sutherland said...

Yes, the photo you mention is of Aurora, our granddaughter. It's true children are amazing - and being a grandparent gives you the time and composure to appreciate them all the more. Your best bet regarding cameras would be to check out dpreview.com which has reviews of all makes and prices of digital cameras - I've found the info there excellent. I've used mainly Canon and Sony cameras but excellent pictures can be made with any brand really.