Saturday, May 16, 2009

Sun Petals


Bring me then the plant that points to those bright
Lucidites swirling up from the earth,
And life itself exhaling
that central breath!
Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light.

~Eugenio Montale

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    exquisite! love the way how each petal curls.

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  2. AnonymousMay 17, 2009 at 4:45 AM

    A beautiful photo and now that I have read that exquisite last line, I don't think I will ever look at a sunflower again without those beautiful poetic words coming to mind.Thank you Jaime.

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  3. bethMay 17, 2009 at 7:25 AM

    the petals have won my heart this spring...no doubt about it !!!

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  4. MarcieMay 17, 2009 at 7:31 AM

    Such exquisite detail and color. Love the delicacy of the curls.

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  5. d smith kaich jonesMay 17, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    Such a beautiful image, and a wonderful poem, but truly, I must be honest, just the sight of those words - sun petals - under your name on my blogroll just made me so happy. It is oddly cool here this morning, and those words - we've spoken of words! - seem to have magic, seem to weave a spell. I am sure warmth will find its way back.

    :) Debi

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  6. Vicki's Bit-o-earthMay 17, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Magical... no other word for this image!

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  7. ToniMay 17, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    I'm loving all your photos with the curled petals. So cool! This is beautiful.

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  8. georgia b.May 18, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    lovely.
    it's the crop that has me so inspired. i would have shot and posted the whole flower, but you so artistically cropped it and brought wonderful attention to the petals. just beautiful! your work is so inspiring and i learn a lot from it!

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  9. CharMay 18, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    oh - wow - gorgeous macro. love the curly petals.

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  10. ClaireMay 18, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    You have such an eye, sweetheart.

    Cxx

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  11. pERiWinKleMay 18, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    Oh! and the sun is shining...your heart must be singing...yellow! one of my favorite colors...lifting your heart and spirit today...making me for overjoyed just with the thought of your heart feeling lighter....or as light as a feather!

    Big hug to you...was thinking a few weeks back if I could do one thing over...I would have come to Vancouver when we were visiting Canada...teehee...just to meet you in person...and give you a hug! xx

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  12. daisiesMay 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    soooo beautiful!! xo

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  13. SuvarnaMay 19, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    exquisite image! just love those curls!

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  14. Relyn LawsonMay 23, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    Perfection.

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  15. Elizabeth HaltMay 24, 2009 at 11:50 PM

    perfection.

    as is that poem.

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  16. robin-birdJuly 5, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    what a splendid image! i love that canary feather yellow and the flip of the petal. and the passion of that poem..wow!
    xo

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