he ran in THAT direction, officer! :)

nobody@flickr.com (Vol-au-Vent) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:57:09 -0700

EXPLORE 89 - Thank You my little helpers.... My Police officer is grateful for your help..... The thief was trapped, but released later on, he only wanted to steal some hydrangeas..... which was quite OK with me!!!! (This is for JASON (s0ulsurfing) who was a bit worried about my drug habits....!!!)

A Dahlia
Hard-bosomed courtesan, magnificent
marble-glossed figure; eye opaque, of solid
brown, opening like a bull's, languid and stolid.

Flower ornate and richly plump; no sent
wafts round you, and your body's graceful ease
rolls free - then mutes - its flawless harmonies.

Yours is not even flesh's scent, that those
hay-tossing belles exude; rather, you pose,
Idol unmoved by incense burned before you.
Such is the Dahlia, king nobly costumed:
You hold your head high, modest, unperfumed,
irksome, among the jasmines, who abhor you!
(English translation - PLEASE read the French original....)

Un Dahlia (Paul Verlaine)
Courtisane au sein dur, à l'œil opaque et brun
S'ouvrant avec lenteur comme celui d'un bœuf,
Ton grand torse reluit ainsi qu'un marbre neuf.

Fleur grasse et riche, autour de toi ne flotte aucun
Arome, et la beauté sereine de ton corps
Déroule, mate, ses impeccables accords.

Tu ne sens même pas la chair, ce goût qu'au moins
Exhalent celles-là qui vont fanant les foins,
Et tu trônes, Idole insensible à l'encens.

Ainsi le Dahlia, roi vêtu de splendeur,
Elève sans orgueil sa tête sans odeur,
Irritant au milieu des jasmins agaçants!

Being a woman with a choice of principles..., I could hardly make up my mind whether
to tell you the story of the thief and the officer.... :) [honestly, this is my 1st thought always, whenever I see those petals pointing away in new blooms....!]
or: To offer you the lovely and well true poem by Caroline Misner
or: Present you the most beautiful poetry by Paul Verlaine....

The dices fell - the crime novel will have to wait for another day, the Misner poem will follow in the comments and Paul Verlaine you've got....

I hope you like the maybe last Dahlia Bokeh of this season as I just cut down about 18 of them because the flowers are just SO heavy and large that the stems are breaking in the autumnal breeze!

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he ran in THAT direction, officer! :)