Friday, November 8, 2013

Rose Reflections

I was at City Hall a couple of weeks ago to see this art work by Boris Achour of a poem written in fluorescent lights and running for over 300 ft along the south side of the civic square. I was lucky enough to be there just as they were finishing draining the reflecting pool to get ready for the skating rink and caught this wonderful reflection, in the remaining puddles, of the piece and the surrounding buildings. The poem is by a German 17th century poet, Angelus Silesius, and reads - "The rose is without why, blooms because it blooms, it cares not for itself, asks not if it is seen". I couldn't get the whole poem into the shot unfortunately.
Taking part in Weekend Reflection. Click here for more reflections.

26 comments:

  1. Very creative, loved the idea! ;-)

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  2. Super reflections Pat.. Wonderful poem, to me roses are like cats, beautifully nonchalant :)

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  3. Love this, RedPat! What a great quote too. ;)

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  4. ...asks not if it is seen. Worthy of reflection, indeed!

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  5. Your picture is great, this reflection is really fabulous; and I like the poem very much!

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  6. what a lovely poem. very cool display.

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  7. What a terrific capture for the day!! I love the poem!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  8. Nice combination of poetry and reflection. Great catch!

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  9. I'm glad you find another angle to shot this installation... It is so intriguing !

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  10. Wonderful urban reflection in those puddles. Interesting art installation.

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  11. Nice capture of a great reflection.

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  12. Art is many things it seems. Love this idéa. :)

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  13. What a beautiful piece of luck ... perfect timing on your part. And the poem is lovely ... well worth the trip downtown. Very nice post ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  14. I'm learning from you that city hall is an ever changing place.

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  15. Precious. It looks like a mirror!!!

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  16. Beautiful! Lovely mood and reflection shot ~ carol,xxx

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  17. Testing that non google + bloggers can post to my blog ~ thanks, carol, xxx

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  18. Bravo! This is a fine photo, RedPat.

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  19. How gorgeous, and I bet it will be phenomenal reflected on the ice.

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