“the swan on still st. mary’s lake float double, swan and shadow!”
“for all the water in the ocean, can never turn the swan’s black legs to white, although she lave them hourly in the flood” – william shakespeare
“there’s a double beauty whenever a swan swims on a lake with her double thereon” – Thomas Hood
“the swan, like the soul of the poet, by the dull world is ill understood” – Heinrich Heine
“there’s a double beauty whenever a swan swims on a lake with her double thereon” – Thomas Hood
“the swan, with arched neck between her white wings mantling proudly, rows her state with oary feet.” – John Milton
Thursday morning 8th March 2012 – Cheylesmore pond – Coventry England
peace
Love the last one here. The swans face is perfectly framed by it’s body like I’m watching it through a keyhole.
thanks, your words are much appreciated!