Not the bald image, but always –
undulant, elusive, beyond reach
of any dull staring eye
– lodged
among the words, beneath
the skin of images: nerves,
muscles, rivers of urgent blood,
a mind
secret, disciplined, generous and
unfathomable.
– Denise Levertov, excerpt from Williams: An Essay from Selected Poems
Notes:
- Source: Beth @ Alive on All Channels and the rain doesn’t care who it wakes
- Photo: Katerina Plotnikova with Untitled (via Hidden Sanctuary)
- Post Inspired by Albert Einstein’s quote: “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
- Related Live & Learn Posts: Miracle. All of it.
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stunning
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Exactly my reaction. Thank you Ewian.
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I honestly couldn’t get past the photograph. Holy Bared Throat, Batman!
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Agreed! The poem pales in comparison!
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(Though I didn’t think ‘bared throat’ when I saw it; rather, jeez, wish that girl was me! 😀
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Ha!
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Laughing. Come on Ladies. They are both “unfathomable!”
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Not for me, mannnn! I’ve had many encounters in nature that defy belief. I just wish ‘this’ were one of them! 😀 Cheers, David!
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Simply amazing …. beauty!
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Beautiful, both image and word. And not for nothing, but I adore the word ‘undulant.’ It just rollllssss off the tongue…. 🙂
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Laughing. The word master is awed by undulant. (I had to look it up)
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It’s right up there with ululate, another word I enjoy tremendously. ☺️
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Katerina Plotnikova …such INCREDIBLE photography!!! I am hooked!
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Isn’t she though! Amazing.
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Yes, unfathomable…that is how it is to be…the mysterious, miracle of it All.
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The image, amazing as is her body of work… https://500px.com/katerina_plotnikova
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So good, right! Agree.
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Amazing mesmerizing work 💛
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Isn’t it though!?!
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i stared at this for a long time. amazing.
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It is…
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