AOM Meditations: 121820

photo by Duane Michals Photography

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Thanks to our Friend, David, for sending us this beautiful poem

"Love After Love"

by Derek Walcott

“The time will come

when, with elation

you will greet yourself arriving

at your own door, in your own mirror

and each will smile at the other's welcome,

and say, sit here. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was your self.

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart

to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored

for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,

peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit. Feast on your life.”

AOM Meditations: 060319

photo by Duane Michals

~*~

Thanks to our Friend, David, for sending us this beautiful poem

"Love After Love"

by Derek Walcott

“The time will come

when, with elation

you will greet yourself arriving

at your own door, in your own mirror

and each will smile at the other's welcome,

and say, sit here. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was your self.

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart

to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored

for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,

peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit. Feast on your life.”

Photo of the Day: Duane Michals Photography

by Duane Michals

from his photo book, The Adventures of Constantine Cavafy

The inscription at the bottom reads:

"He touched the words he had written to his face 

and felt their grace as in prayer."

Duane Michals returns to the poetry of twentieth-century Greek poet Constantine Cavafy for inspiration for his most recent work. Michals images loosely illustrate Cavafys poetry, while investigating themes of lost time, love discovered and remembered, and the sublime realm of the surreal. 'Please meet me in the circle of this conceit. These little fables of my imaginary theatrics repeat the mantras of Cavafy s desires and regrets: so old today, now gone away.' -Duane Michals (Amazon)

Michals is famous for his use of photo sequencing - telling a story through a sequence of photos. Here is an example: 

Narcissus

I highly recommend searching the Internet for more information and more photos by Duane Michals. He is an incredibly interesting, innovative, creative and fun photographer.