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Poetry of the Week
Let Ithaka be always in your thoughts.To get there is your goal and destiny.But do not hasten to your journey’s end:it’s better if it lasts for many yearsso that you'll reach the island when you’re old,wealthy with all you’ve gained along the way,not hoping Ithaka will make you rich.Your marvellous journey is Ithaka’s gift.Without her you would not have started out.But she has nothing more to give you now.And if you find she's poor, you’ve not been fooled.So wise have you become, so much you’ve learned,that you will know what Ithakas must be.Source: Seen in passing on X-Twitter. Holler if you want the whole thing.Author/Translator: Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics, Oxford. Cello lover. Larkin about. Turning life into Latin verse, one hexameter at a time. Podcast “It’s All Greek (& Latin!) to Me”.
Posted: Feb 06
Tag Archives: Flowers
Crocus, Calgary
A crocus almost done doing its thing. Continue reading
Dandelion, Toronto
A plant metaphor for the start of the new year. Continue reading
Poppies, Ottawa
Photos of poppies from Ottawa. Continue reading
Poppies, Phoenix
Photos of poppies from Phoenix AZ. Continue reading
Flower Box and Harbour, Victoria BC
As I pay better attention to foreground and background, my photos get better but life gets more complicated. Continue reading
Red Flower, Samally Lake ON
Continuing with the week’s theme of “red,” an unidentified red flower provides a lens through which to see the lake in the background. Continue reading
Goldilocks as Lousy Role Model
I’ve been waiting nine years to see a spread of blooms across the desert to rival those on the tourist brochures. When I mutter about this to local experts, they just shrug. Continue reading
Inexhaustibly Optimistic
I smell it before I see it. The scent lures me along the downtown street, like a predator to a hidden watering hole. Reaching the corner, I locate my quarry. Continue reading