Gemma's ~~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Red Shade

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Red Shade

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A young character enjoying the Australia Day 2011 festivities at Dromana beach, Mornington Peninsula
The top two lines on his top read:
Free play
Universal...
I don't know what the rest says...
~
Ruby Tuesday meme
~

In the shade of red
Like a vibrant happy cap
Bright inner spirit
~

Hosted by maryt/the teach @ Work of the Poet

9 comments:

Leo said...: the vibrance of the inner spirit portrayed in the red hat :) very beautiful thoughts Gemma.

missing your haikus at HH, hope to see u back soon..; February 1, 2011 3:46 AM
DawnTreader said...: Nice spot of red!; February 1, 2011 9:49 PM
anjoe playhouse said...: Great shot - and the guy all forgot sitting on an elephant ;-); February 1, 2011 10:46 PM
Dianne said...: sweet photo and lovely words; February 2, 2011 1:29 AM
Kim, USA said...: Handsome little guy!
Reb Flower; February 2, 2011 2:58 AM
Maria @ LSS said...: Cute ruby find.

Happy Ruby Tuesday!

Mine's here.; February 2, 2011 5:31 AM
srp said...: It is interesting that the pop of red is surrounded by so many shades of blue... lovely.

Ruby Rainbow; February 2, 2011 5:54 AM
nonizamboni said...: Perfect haiku for this photo...really nice capture in red
I'd forgotten that you are enjoying summer down there. We have even more snow going into the new month :O); February 2, 2011 8:42 AM
Magical Mystical Teacher said...: Amid all the blues and greys in the photo, the red bill of the young man's hat certainly stands out.

SEEING RED

Tonight, my dear, I’m seeing red—
Or is it puce or rose?
Whatever’s going round my head
Is tingling all my toes.

My heart, my dear, becomes inflamed
With passion sore ablaze;
Perhaps it is because I miss
Your glowing, crimson gaze.

Whate’er the cause, my face is flushed
Like a ripened cherry,
No longer healthy, but inflamed—
See the vessels serry*?

A certain sanguine aftertaste
Is clinging to my tongue,
For I have kissed your ruby lips—
To which the claret clung.

*serry – (archaic) to crowd closely together

© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Lady in Red; February 2, 2011 2:32 PM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman