Monday 23 July 2012

Monday's Rose
Morning in the City


Schlaftrunken
noch die Stadt

The city's still half asleep.
In the distance, a nightingale,
closer by, an Amsel sings,
and a rose petal holds on
to the last drop of last night's rain

while the young day
hurries off with last night's dreams


Photographed Saturday morning
in the Rose Garden of Volksgarten Park
Images and Text © by Merisi

17 comments:

  1. whose lovely poem?
    you make Vienna heavenly...

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    1. The words are mine, but Vienna could be yours, too! ;-)

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  2. A rose with a golden heart! And a great poem.

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    1. That is my favorite of them all, the Polar Star rose, her heart is full of times gone by.
      I visit her as often as I can.
      I feel honored that you like my poem. Thank you! :-)

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  3. Love the flower and the statue...

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    1. The statue is part of one of the fountains in architect Friedrich Ohmann's memorial for Elisabeth, Empress of Austria. Here are a few more pictures:
      Empress Elisabeth Memorial Garden

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  4. Your early morning hour photography makes me almost want to go walking with my camera in the early morning. Just lovely thoughts of the young day and the last night's dreams.

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    1. Early mornings are magic, try it! :-)

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  5. I love early morning photos. The rose with a droplet of water on it is lovely and your poetry is enchanting!

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  6. Gorgeous words and pictures-- I love those last two lines!

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  7. So delicate and white! Very lovely.

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  8. So relaxing and beautiful. Thank you!

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