Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Weeping Lachrymosa


The pictoral or sonic "weeping" gesture symbolizes the bittersweet act of the lament; the descent of tears. Spring, a time of joyous rebirth would hardly seem to be the setting for such pathos, and yet some of the most beautiful blossoms to be found in Lexington, Kentucky couple the beauty of life and the pathos of death. A stroll through the gorgeous Lexington Cemetery reveals an arbor of gossamer pastel weeping cherry blooms, a meander to the pond displays a cloud of petals suspended over the tranquil shimmering surface. There is a delicious dichotomy between spring's life being found symbolically amid the cemetery's morbidity. Musically, the joyous pathos might sound like John Dowland's "Flow My Tears."


2 Comments:

At 4:13 AM, Blogger Mick Jeffries said...

WOW, FABULOUS PICTURES!

did you take?

you are really blogging right along!

 
At 4:32 AM, Blogger Ron Pen said...

Yes, my photos....
a lovely Wednesday afternoon amble through the cemetery. every year I seem to arrive just a week late and the pink has faded to dull...I hit it just right this year and it was magical. I imagine the tulips are going to be ravishing about the time the dogwoods are fully out in a day or two. Again pinks and whites...pastels aren't my favorit, but in the heat of spring they are ebulient together.
Thanks for inciting my bloggery....

 

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