In these dark rooms where I live out empty days,
I wander round and round
trying to find the windows.
It will be a great relief when a window opens.
But the windows aren’t there to be found –
or at least I can’t find them.
Perhaps the light will prove another tyranny.
Who knows what new things it will expose?
“The Windows” by C P Cavafy, 1903
Poem taken from Collected Poems translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard, The Hogarth Press
Thank you Debbie for the opportunity to consider and ponder over windows through One Word Sunday: Window. The above photo was taken in the Singapore Botanic Gardens at a tunnel/trellis which I run through often. I am always diverted to see what is “outside”: family of chickens, yoga practitioners, family picnics. On this occasion, tranquility.
What are windows to you: light source? visual bridge? portal for nightmares, daydreams, world of endless possibilities?
I have been to that spot too, Ju-Lyn. Tranquil and pretty. Windows to nature. Windows in the metaphorical sense are things about ourselves that are hidden, and then by some circumstance, suddenly revealed!
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Thank you for sharing your insights Amanda – as always, I am very glad to hear from you!
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Likewise, Ju-Lyn!
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thanks for sharing an old poem that was a good read – and nice take on windows
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I thought is was a rather modern sounding old poem … I was rather taken by it!
Thank you for visiting and taking the time to share in my ruminations.
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A beautiful photograph Ju-Lyn and what a tranquil place it seems. Windows can be a metaphor for so many things, opening and closing, letting in light, birdsong and fresh air when the window opens to nature 💚
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Thank you for sharing in my wonder, Xenia, and for contributing to the conversation!
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Primarily a light source. I enjoy saving electricity. 🙂
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Hear hear!
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A very thoughtful post. And I enjoyed the shot of the botanic gardens
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Thanks so much for sharing in my wonder Deb!
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