tanka — Jan 13.

here could be
a garden again
sylvan lillies and tigers 
fearful shadows
by the climbing frame

Image: Sorpresa! by Henri Rousseau c. 1891, c/- Wikimedia Commons.

Music this morning, something uplifting featuring my favourite mezzo Cecillia Bartoli. Here’s Agostino Steffani (no relation to Gwen) with Stabat Mater (Youtube)

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Rajani Radhakrishnan says:

January 13, 2023 at 3:40 pm

Tiger lilies..or tigers… my mind went both ways!!!

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Misky says:

January 13, 2023 at 10:04 pm

Love this. And thumbs up to Rousseau.

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msjadeli says:

January 15, 2023 at 8:44 am

I love Rousseau’s work. Great metaphor.

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1. peterfrankiswrites says:
  
  January 15, 2023 at 9:07 am
  
  It’s great isn’t it? And I’m sure there’s something in this image – something stripey in those shadows…
  
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