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See No Evil

by Billy Collins

 

No one expected all three of them

to sit there on their tree stumps forever,

their senses covered with their sinuous paws

so as to shut out the vile, nefarious world.

 

As it happened,

it was the one on the left

who was the first to desert his post,

uncupping his ears,

then loping off into the orbit of rumors and lies,

but also into the realm of symphonies,

the sound of water tumbling over rocks

and wind stirring the leafy domes of trees.

 

Then the monkey on the right lowered his hands

from his wide mouth and slipped away

in search of someone to talk to,

some news he could spread,

maybe something to curse or shout about.

 

And that left the monkey in the middle

alone with his silent vigil,

shielding his eyes from depravity's spectacle,

blind to the man whipping his horse,

the woman shaking her baby in the air,

but also unable to see

the russet sun on a rough shelf of rock

and apples in the grass at the base of a tree.

 

Sometimes, he wonders about the other two,

listens for the faint sounds of their breathing

up there on the mantel

alongside the clock and the candlesticks.

 

And some nights in the quiet house

he wishes he could break the silence with a question,

 

but he knows the one on his right

would not be able to hear,

and the one to his left,

according to their sacred oath--

the one they all took with one paw raised--

is forbidden forever to speak, even in reply.

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“Peace is always beautiful”

-Walt Whitman

Symphony in blue , caleidoscope.

We've used a waterfall as background and some nature shapes of branches and leaves as foreground for our abstract.

Watercolour on 140 lb. Arches, C.P. This is my "being loose" painting. The temptation to "fix" was soooooo strong. It was really difficult, but I resisted.

Size: 12"X18" approx.

SOLD

" I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will ki** you"

  

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Türkiye-İstanbul-Ömerli

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

And my favourite teal green water ;-) From my yak!

 

“There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope.”

-Stephan Hawking

Port of Rotterdam. Untreated photograph, taken in color--this is what a rain storm can do...

Playa Paraíso. Villajoyosa, Alicante.

Una vez más, muy agradecido a todos los amigos de Flickr por vuestras visitas, comentarios y favoritas.

 

Paraíso beach. Villajoyosa, Alicante.

Once again, very grateful to all the Flickr friends for your visits, comments and favorites.

Cologne has a great musical history and interesting modern music life. This rainy night view reminded me of something like a symphony. A complicated chaos of lights and shadows that combine into one grand impression.

 

Thank you for all the comments and faves, my friends.

Stückgutschiff, hier mit Windradflügeln

Türkiye-Kocaeli-Kandıra

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The Symphony Towers, 105-meters in height, opened in 2009 and are designed by architect Pi de Bruin. These towers symbolize the financial heart of the Zuidas and of the Netherlands. Amsterdam, 2017.

 

Again, I would like to thank everyone for your support, views, faves and comments !

Architectural detail of Dallas’ I.M. Pei-designed Meyerson Symphony Center.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

A symphony of poppies, grass and a touch of bladder silenes.......

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Driving home along a country lane one sunny evening as the sun was setting last week my wife said 'wow look at the sky'. I stopped and looked in amazement as the clouds formed a bowl shaped swirling vignette and inside that the clouds twisted and swirled in the gorgeous light of the setting sun. The upper central cloud to me looked like a figure with hands conducting ths wonderful symphony of moving elements. Luckily I had my camera!

Landscape near the Eggishorn, Valais

One more autumn photo from one of the parks in the city of Łódź in Poland. I do miss that kind of Autumn on the west coast of Australia and cannot wait for another opportunity to experience this beautiful season in the northern hemisphere again.

 

More about this photo on my Blog and Facebook page.

 

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Northern lights outside Tromsø, Norway.

 

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Love these builidngs in Chelsea

As the smoke rolls out it is as the musical notes are rolling out with it.

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