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Year of Poppies
Year of Poppies
Jutilda


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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Austin, Tx
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2008

Viewed: 383
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)

 POPPIES

This is a year of poppies: our land
was overflowing with them when I returned
between May and June, and got drunk
on a wine so sweet, so dark.
From cloudy mulberry to grain to meadow,
ripeness was all, in a gentle
heat, a slow drowsiness
spread throughout the green universe.
Now at life's midpoint, I've seen
grown-up sons go off alone
and disappear beyond the net of flights
the swallow keeps to in the spent glow
Of stormy evening,
and the pain gave way
naturally to the lights of home,
of another dinner in air refreshed,
by hail unleashed in the distance.

Attilio Bertolucci (Italian poet 1911-2000)

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 05/06/2008 08:52:40 AM
You make even the "weeds" look so artful and rich!!!! I just love the prickly texture so tack sharp up and down that stem!

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 05/04/2008 11:02:28 AM
the strong light from the sun creates harsh shadows, but it dosent distract me that much
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 05/03/2008 09:28:03 AM
The detail is incredible... very well done.
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 05/03/2008 05:34:13 AM
My mother used to grow these when I was a kid. This brings back a lot of nice memories - Thanx
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 05/03/2008 12:46:53 AM
Pink poppies...mine come up orange. Nice details and use of natural lighting
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 05/02/2008 09:58:44 PM
Love the detail on the stem. Nicely captured.
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 05/02/2008 07:09:37 PM
So delicate but solid. Love the little hairs along the stem.
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 05/02/2008 06:16:04 PM
I like how the flower is framed by the plants surrounding, and I also like the natural lighting.
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 05/02/2008 05:26:22 PM
So pretty...standing proud and alone there in the foliage! :)
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 05/02/2008 02:51:15 PM
Very pretty composition. The delicate light is so lovely.
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 05/02/2008 01:10:09 PM
I love the pink standing out in all that greenery-lovely poem
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 05/02/2008 12:44:08 PM
Harsh lighting to this shot but it exemplifies the beautiful sunshine you had taking it. I'm tipsy from reading that poem. Think i'll have me a taste of some wine for dinner tonight.
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 05/02/2008 12:31:54 PM
I don't like the lighting so much - kind of harsh and blown out. Good contrast and color though.
 05/02/2008 11:37:35 AM
This is purdy :o)

Very green and juicy - lovely light. Good job on finding that poem - it's awesome.
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 05/02/2008 10:40:47 AM
wonderful lighting forthis...will be a great place to go back to for all the cosmos around it!
~~Cher~~
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 05/02/2008 08:52:55 AM
nice contrast and framing
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 05/02/2008 08:46:37 AM
Lovely texture! The petals do have the look of crepe paper flowers. Quite relaxing!
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 05/02/2008 08:45:17 AM
I think your picture picks up on the inherent sadness of this poem. Lovely soft light and details.
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 05/02/2008 08:44:57 AM
Great detail, love it
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 05/02/2008 07:52:09 AM
This image makes me feel like I've just tiptoed into a little private grove in the woods and discovered the precious flower that has managed to grow in the one narrow shaft of light... this reminds me of the little crepe-paper flowers I made as a child... I love your use of light, the transparent petals, the highlighted hairs on the stem...I guess I see this image as being more cheery than you do... BEAUTIFUL either way :-)
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 05/02/2008 05:55:17 AM
love those hairy stems and the beautiful colour .. great shot judy ...
you love those poems dont you ?? .. i'm too impatient ..
and you're the one who said she had a short attention span .. !!.. i reckon i could beat you hands down .. :)..
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 05/02/2008 05:09:04 AM
The fur on the stems is fabulous.
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