Detail Of Magnificent Wooden Door, Gisors

Amazing detail of wooden door at La collégiale Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors, which has all the trappings of a cathedral and is sculpted.

Street Art, Paris

A part of the wall that has been used as canvas by an enterprising street artist.

Children's Art: Detailed Scenary

In this detailed scene, women are dressed in various costumes including a sari, the sun wears sunglasses, there is a bearded man, grinning clouds, a smiling butterfly, dreaming ducks and many, many flowers.

Artist: Indrani

Taken from: http://artisanofwords.wordpress.com/

Pavement Angel, Paris

Tiny, but cute angel on a grey pavement in Paris.

Shadow of Leafless Tree

There is something very poetic about leafless trees and shadows.

Citroen 1930

Cars to dream over at a local vintage car exhibition.

Problem with upload

I am having considerable difficulty uploading photographs, which is why the Austin Healey photographs keep appearing and disappearing. Sorry! I am trying to work it out.

For You Who Grieve Tonight: Poem

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For You Who Grieve Tonight

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The day was long, the night will be endless

Emotionally spent the tears won't come

Its just the heart that continues to beat

The soul has nothing more to eat

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But ashes; dust and ashes.
Diamonds in the dust it may well be
Grief is an absolute entity
And living another form of tyranny

Speak of life and death, the details
Of what lies between birth and extinction
Rationality irks, cannot comfort the loss
Highflown theories until complete cessation

For those who grieve tonight, the pain
Almost too intense to bear:
Hearing, seeing, feeling their loss
And nobody, nobody with whom to share

The tears should come, do not check their flow
Tears can heal like a gentle loving hand
Calm the mind, ease the heart and
There is a lifetime ahead to understand.

Softly words will come
Someday grief will go
Forget the logical mind
Leave reason behind.

Copyright: Rani Turton

Urban Art, Lille

High up on the walls of Lille, an artist has given rein to his or her imagination.

It Is So Hard To Be Alone: Poem

It Is So Hard To Be Alone

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It is so very hard to be alone; from dawn to dusk

From dusk to dawn, alone, alone alone.

From a chant to a rant to a highpaying job

To an apartment in St Germain des Pres

That everybody wants to rob.

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It is very hard to be a cog in the wheel

It is very hard to be a cog without a wheel

To turn, to burn in one's flaming solitude.

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From birth to death, this profession of existence

Making an art of solitude, an act of independance.

It is so easy to die alone.

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Copyright: Rani Turton