“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."
― John Donne
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Monday, November 14, 2016
The incomparable Beauty of Autumn
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A picture is worth a thousand words. A glimpse of natures cycle of life. As always what you see is never the whole story. Thank you for posting those wonderful pictures. Do you wish to remain anonymous as I guess you are not John Donne?
ReplyDeleteHi ND. I emailed this to Lucky and only after your comment did I notice that there was no attribution! Sadly the English poet John Donne is dead! Died in 1631.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteia
Ditto!!
DeleteGorgeous Mahen- just the photos fills one with so much joy!
ReplyDeleteThrough the ages Vivaldi's four seasons have mesmerised music lovers. Autumn comes to life in his music
ReplyDeleteAutumn – Concerto in F Major
Allegro
The peasant celebrates with song and dance the harvest safely gathered in.
The cup of Bacchus flows freely, and many find their relief in deep slumber.
Adagio molto
The singing and the dancing die away
as cooling breezes fan the pleasant air,
inviting all to sleep
without a care.
Allegro
The hunters emerge at dawn,
ready for the chase,
with horns and dogs and cries.
Their quarry flees while they give chase.
Terrified and wounded, the prey struggles on,
but, harried, dies.
This was written by an enthusiastic music lover. He/she too remains anonymous by error or design
Wonderful prose. Apoi ! Hari kultur neda Machang!
ReplyDeleteThang Putha rata
DeleteHave just returned after a 2 month holiday in Australia.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are gorgeous.
I am a llttle out of my depth with all this "high brow" literary efforts!
Sriani
Sriani, Nice you are back!
ReplyDeleteSorry I seem to have missed all this. But better late than never! The pictures are out of this world and tell its own story. Nihal's poetry is like music and adds a new dimension to the whole experience. What have I been missing these past weeks! Thanks friends, i.e. Lucky, Nihal, Mahendra, Rohini, Razaque and others. from Zita
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