A Child's Vision
Under the sweet-peas I stood
And drew deep breaths, they smelt so good.
Then, with strange enchanted eyes,
I saw them change to butterflies.
And drew deep breaths, they smelt so good.
Then, with strange enchanted eyes,
I saw them change to butterflies.
Higher than the skylark sings
I saw their fluttering crimson wings
Leave their garden-trellis bare
And fly into the upper air.
I saw their fluttering crimson wings
Leave their garden-trellis bare
And fly into the upper air.
Standing in an elfin trance
Through the clouds I saw them glance….
Then I stretched my hands up high
And touched them in the distant sky.
Through the clouds I saw them glance….
Then I stretched my hands up high
And touched them in the distant sky.
At once the coloured wing came back
From wandering in the zodiac.
Under the sweet-peas I stood
And drew deep breaths. They smelt so good.
From wandering in the zodiac.
Under the sweet-peas I stood
And drew deep breaths. They smelt so good.
Alfred Noyes
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Nina, these photographs are a perfect illustration of the poem...So sweet.....
ReplyDeletePerfect marriage of the words to photos - so poetic and entrancing it just carried me along.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAwesome words for those great close-ups!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteLove your photography...especially the last photo with the setting sun. Beautiful words and flowers.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous color! Thank you so much for sharing these with us in the Nurture Photography Challenge! Have a great weekend. :)
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