Pied Beauty
Glory be to God for dappled things–
For the skies of couple-colour as a brindled cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;
Landscape plotted and pieced—fold,fallow, and plough;
And all trades, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange,
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
With swift, slow, sweet, sour,adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
Praise him.
—————-Gerald Manley Hopkins
Blue Iris, grown by and photographed by Barbara Mattio
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Beautiful Post – Have a Great One:)
Thanks and you have a great one too
The Iris has such a beautiful delicate color. I love the idea of growing a flower, taking its picture, and then sharing its beauty here.
Thank you. I love to have beauty around me because it adds meaning to life.
Hello, and thank you for that luminous page of beauty. Your images are glorious. The poem is a big favorite of mine, as is the poet. He had some influence on my poetry. He is so inspired.As are you. Love and a hug, Tasha
Hugs back my friend. You are an inspiration to me.
In harmony and love .Khabira, Barbara
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Many thanks for spending some time to write “Glory for
Dappled Things | idealisticrebel”. Thank
you so much once again -Tamera