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Caged Bird
by Maya Angelou
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
Following the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union and the Freedom Monument was considered for demolition, but no such move was carried out. Soviet sculptor Vera Mukhina is sometimes credited for rescuing the monument, because she considered it to be of high artistic value. In 1963, when the issue of demolition was raised again, it was dismissed by Soviet authorities as the destruction of the monument would have caused deep indignation and tension in society. During the Soviet era, it remained a symbol of national independence to the general public. Indeed, on 14 June 1987, about 5,000 people gathered at the monument to lay flowers. This rally renewed the national independence movement, which culminated three years later in the re-establishment of Latvian sovereignty after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
This was taken for a photo club ICM theme last year. Shot from Garry Point, near our home, while walking our dog. Looking south west toward San Juan Islands and Vancouver Island.
If you're on the wrong side of 50, you start thinking about different things than you did before. And you can also start reorganizing your values.
Pretty much since the beginning of my career (if I may call it that) I've had the saying, "I don't work for money, I work for fame and glory." That has changed drastically. Maybe because at some point I realized that I can't pay my bills from either and because you can't make that much of it these days in general.
Today I long for one other thing more than anything: freedom.
To my great regret, there aren't very many moments when I really feel that freedom, and I still don't have a real plan on how to get out of the confinement that I've created for myself in order to noticeably increase the number of them.
But when I stand in a place like that and let a scene like that sink in to me, then it's there.
Wenn wir auf der falschen Seite der 50 sind, fangen wir an, über andere Dinge nachzudenken als zuvor. Und manchmal beginnen wir auch, unsere Werte neu zu ordnen.
So ziemlich seit Beginn meiner Karriere (wenn ich es so nennen darf) hatte ich das Sprichwort: „Ich arbeite nicht für Geld, ich arbeite für Ruhm und Ehre.“ Das hat sich drastisch geändert. Vielleicht, weil mir irgendwann bewusst wurde, dass ich von beidem meine Rechnungen nicht bezahlen kann und weil man allgemein davon heutzutage nicht mehr so viel verdienen kann.
Heute sehne ich mich mehr als alles andere nach einer anderen Sache: Freiheit.
Zu meinem großen Bedauern gibt es nicht sehr viele Momente, in denen ich diese Freiheit wirklich spüre, und ich habe immer noch keinen wirklichen Plan, wie ich aus der Enge, die ich mir selbst geschaffen habe, heraus komme um deren Anzahl damit spürbar zu vergrößern.
Aber wenn ich an einem solchen Ort stehe und eine solche Szene auf mich wirken lasse, dann ist sie da.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
A brief trip up the hills this evening to get out and enjoy some space, looking out towards British Camp and beyond
9/11 is approaching, here is a serious of special shots to share, just so I've visited this area twice recently.......
The Oculus Hub is the transportation hub to conjoin the path system from NJ & NYC subway system as well.
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|INSTAGRAM| |FACEBOOK| If freedom stands for running for horses or flying for birds…What’s the definition of FREEDOM for you? Bir at için koşmak, bir kuş için uçmaksa….Senin için özgürlüğün tanımı nedir? BeNowMeHere, Kayseri, Turkey, 2018 via 500px bit.ly/2GFKBSP
it seems is a two edged sword.
The Covid pandemic is uncovering many hard truths about ourselves and in dealing with it we've had to sacrifice a lot of freedoms that we maybe took for granted.